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'We're going to hit them hard': Trump vows retaliation to Iranian strikes

'We're going to hit them hard': Trump vows retaliation to Iranian strikes

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Looks like this tit for tat isn’t over yet:

The Associated Press | Vahid Salemi and Mark Schiefelbein)

President Trump is promising to retaliate for Iran’s strikes on Jordan overnight Sunday, which came in response to the U.S. taking out two Iranian rocket launchers over the weekend. 

“We’re going to hit them hard,” Trump told Trey Yingst on Fox News. “There will be a response.” 

The tit for tat ends a monthlong pause in fighting as Trump has shifted to a strategy of economic strangulation. Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, which was also targeted by Iranian strikes, said all incoming drones and missiles were shot down.  

Markets don’t like it: Gas prices ticked up and stocks dipped Monday morning in response to the exchange of fire — a reminder of the risks facing Trump if the fighting escalates further.  

U.S. Central Command has pushed back on Iranian claims of “aggression,” accusing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of “preparing to launch rockets with sea mines” from Larak Island into the Strait of Hormuz. 

What negotiations? Qatar’s Foreign Ministry condemned Iran’s strikes on regional countries, warning the hostilities “complicate efforts aimed at containing tensions and undermine political and diplomatic efforts seeking to achieve security and stability in the region.” 

Those efforts didn’t seem to be going so well even before the strikes.  

Trump last week said the U.S. is in no rush to resume talks with Iran, pointing to steady oil flow out of the Strait of Hormuz and the mounting economic pressure on Tehran.  

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