Iran Launches Surprise Attack on US Base... Trump Warns of Severe Retaliation

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Iran has launched a surprise attack on a US base in Jordan. President Trump issued a strong warning, using harsh language to vow a heavy blow.

Reporting from Washington, here is correspondent Jeon Byeong-nam.

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it attacked a US military base in Jordan on the 28th, local time.

In a statement, the Revolutionary Guard claimed that, in response to aggressive US actions, it struck a US Air Force base and central command post in Jordan with multiple ballistic missiles.

It also warned that resistance would continue if threats persist, though it did not specify what the "aggressive actions" were.

The US Central Command confirmed the Iranian attack, stating that "all were successfully intercepted."

A US-owned liquefied natural gas storage facility in Egypt was also struck by a drone.

US President Donald Trump reacted fiercely during a broadcast interview, even using harsh language to say he would "beat the hell out of them."

He also publically vowed powerful additional attacks.

[Donald Trump / US President : Let's see if we can reach a deal at some point. But we are going to hit them very hard.]

The United States, along with Saudi Arabia, also carried out airstrikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq.

The US Department of the Treasury and Department of State designated Iran's Persian Gulf Marine Insurance and Hormuz Safe Marine Services Bureau—which have been imposing Hormuz transit tolls—as funding sources for the "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps" and placed them under sanctions.

Eight companies related to the so-called "shadow fleet" transporting Iranian crude oil were also sanctioned.

Oil prices fluctuated following Trump's remarks, with the closing price of Brent crude futures for September delivery surging 7.9% to $90.74 per barrel.

Fears of a wider conflict are growing as Saudi Arabia has joined US airstrikes following Trump's hardline retaliatory remarks.

(Camera: Oh Jung-shik | Video Editing: Ahn Yeo-jin | Design: Shim Su-hyeon)
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