WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump says Washington is going to “beat the fucking shit” out of Iran in response to Tehran’s overnight attacks on US assets in the region.
“We’ll be hitting them hard. They’re going to get a beating,” Trump tells Fox News in a phone interview.
Trump calls the Iran strike targeting US forces in Jordan a “surprise attack” in which troops had just minutes to shoot down incoming missiles.
Commenting on the US-Saudi strikes against pro-Iranian militia groups in Iraq, Trump says they were coordinated with the Iraqi government. He calls the pro-Iranian militia groups a “cancer on the world.”
Despite the apparent escalation with Iran, Trump says he’s going to allow his negotiators to continue holding talks with Iran.
Asked about his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump reiterates that it went very well, adding that the Israeli premier “understands now,” without elaborating as to what he meant.
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