Trump Orders Hard US Response After Iran Missiles Targeting Forces in Jordan Intercepted

MIDDLE EAST — On July 29, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that five Iranian rockets traveling 8,500 miles per hour had been knocked down the previous night and that U.S. forces would hit Iran very hard in response.

U.S. Central Command confirmed that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran at 5:45 p.m. ET on July 28 in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East, with all missiles successfully intercepted and U.S. forces remaining at a high state of readiness.

The Jordanian Armed Forces stated that air defenses intercepted and destroyed five missiles launched from Iran toward the kingdom, with no casualties or damage reported.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, through state-run media, described the action as a retaliatory ballistic missile strike against an American airbase in Jordan.

What Happened

• July 28, 5:45 p.m. ET: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran toward U.S. forces in the Middle East, according to U.S. Central Command.

• All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted, U.S. Central Command stated; U.S. forces remained at high readiness with no casualties or damage reported.

• Jordanian Armed Forces stated air defenses intercepted and destroyed five missiles launched from Iran toward Jordan, with no casualties or damage.

• July 29: U.S. President Donald Trump stated the five rockets traveling 8,500 miles per hour were knocked down and that it was the United States’ turn to hit Iran hard.

• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps described the launch as a retaliatory ballistic missile strike against an American airbase in Jordan, according to state-run media.

Official Statements

• Donald Trump, President of the United States, July 29: “In the meantime, we’re gonna be hitting them very hard because it’s our turn to hit ‘em. They know it’s coming, they’re asking us not to do it, but, you know, they tried shooting it last night. So we had five rockets shot going eight thousand five hundred miles an hour, and all five rockets were knocked down to the ground. But they nevertheless took a shot, so it’s our turn, and we’ll see if we get there with, an agreement at some point, but we’re gonna hit them very hard.”

• U.S. Central Command, July 28: “At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East. All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness.”

• Jordanian Armed Forces, July 29: Air defenses intercepted and destroyed five missiles launched from Iran toward the Kingdom; no casualties or damage reported.