Trump vows 'hard' retaliation against Iran after Jordan base attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stern warning of severe retaliation against Iran after it attacked U.S. bases in Jordan on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. This escalation reignited Middle East conflict, drawing in Iran's proxies and ending a recent lull that had fostered hopes for renewed negotiations.

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We'll be hitting them hard. They're going to get a beating. We are going to beat the 'effing s' out of them.

The renewed hostilities sent oil prices jumping five percent, driven by concerns over potential disruptions to global supplies. The day's events also included Saudi Arabia and the United States announcing strikes on militant bases in Iraq. Simultaneously, U.S. ally Israel accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of violating a ceasefire.

For two days prior, Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, had reported drone attacks targeting crude facilities, blaming Iraqi armed groups allied with Tehran. Iran subsequently launched missiles at Jordan, with state media reporting a U.S. strike near Iran's border with Iraq. "We'll be hitting them hard. They're going to get a beating," Trump was quoted as saying by a Fox News correspondent, adding emphatically, "We are going to beat the 'effing s' out of them."

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Tehran is now using its proxy network to sustain leverage while the diplomatic track absorbs international attention.

Hesham Alghannam, a Saudi security analyst, commented that Tehran is leveraging its proxy network for leverage while diplomatic efforts are underway. Iran's state television reported a U.S. strike in the Piranshahr border area, though an official in West Azerbaijan province stated the missile hit an uninhabited area without casualties. Jordan's army confirmed intercepting five Iranian missiles, which Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed targeted U.S. bases.

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As long as the threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran continue... the resistance will continue.

On another front, Israel accused Hezbollah of firing a drone at an Israeli vehicle inside Lebanon, calling it a "blatant violation of the ceasefire." In Iraq, a joint U.S.-Saudi air operation targeted logistics and weapons sites belonging to an Iran-aligned group, following earlier attacks on Saudi oil facilities by what Riyadh termed "terrorist militias loyal to Iran." The Iraqi Hashed al-Shaabi alliance reported at least 20 members killed across seven provinces in these strikes, denouncing it as a "dangerous escalation."

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a blatant violation of the ceasefire