Trump vows 'very strong' U.S. response to Iran's attack on Jordan base

U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that the United States would respond "very strongly" to Iran's attack on American military targets in Jordan. "It is our turn now," Trump told reporters at the White House. He added that Washington might eventually reach an agreement with Tehran to end the conflict, but a "very strong" response would come first.

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It is our turn now.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps fired several ballistic missiles at a U.S. air base and military center in Jordan. The U.S. military reported intercepting multiple ballistic missiles.

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we will respond very strongly

Trump also mentioned being informed of a drone attack on a U.S. gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta. Regarding a Reuters report that Iran might soon receive its first shipment of up to 400 Chinese portable anti-aircraft missile systems, Trump expressed surprise. He stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping had made it "very clear" that China would not enter the war on Iran's side, just as, according to Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin had also told him. "If that were to happen, it would be a surprise. Xi made it very clear to me that he would not participate, and he knows I would be very disappointed," Trump said.

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If that were to happen, it would be a surprise. Xi made it very clear to me that he would not participate, and he knows I would be very disappointed.