Trump threatens to ‘beat the s***’ out of Iran in major escalation after US troops in Jordan attacked

President Donald Trump is threatening to ‘beat the f****** s*** out of’ Iran after US troops in Jordan were attacked.

‘[They’re] going to get a beating,’ Trump told Fox News.

Trump’s threat of escalation comes the day after the regime launched ballistic missiles at US forces in Jordan in what US Central Command described as an ‘attempted surprise attack.’

The US successfully intercepted all of the Iranian missiles, according to CENTCOM.

The US, in conjunction with Saudi Arabia, struck Iranian-backed militias in Iraq last night, CENTCOM said, saying this action was retaliation for a series of drone strikes and not the missile attack in Jordan.

Before Iran’s Monday missile attack, both the regime and the US had observed a multi-day lull in the fighting, the first pause in nearly two weeks.

Saturday and Sunday broke a string of 13 consecutive days of fighting after the breakdown of a June memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Iran.

The monthslong conflict with Iran has seen frequent pauses as the US tries to maneuver Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz. 

Trump, who has repeatedly threatened major escalation against Iran, takes questions in the Oval Office on July 21

Eighteen US troops have been killed and more than 600 wounded since the conflict began in February. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Trump on Tuesday, the first in-person meeting for the two since before the joint US-Israeli strikes in February.

Though there has been public friction between the two leaders, both sides said the meeting was a good one.

Netanyahu said it was ‘excellent,’ and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described it as ‘positive and productive.’