Iran Launches Surprise Attack on U.S. Base; Trump Vows Retaliation

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Iran has launched a surprise attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan. President Trump issued a strong warning, using profanity, stating that they will be hit hard.

Here is a report from Washington correspondent Jeon Byeong-nam.

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it attacked a U.S. military base in Jordan on the 28th local time.

In a statement, the Revolutionary Guard claimed, "In response to aggressive U.S. actions, we struck a U.S. Air Force base and central command post stationed 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 U.S. Central Command also confirmed the Iranian attack, explaining that "all were successfully intercepted."

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

U.S. President Donald Trump showed a fierce reaction during a broadcast interview, even using profanity to say they will be beaten hard.

He also publicly vowed powerful additional strikes.

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

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

Viewing Iran's Persian Gulf Marine Insurance and Hormuz Safe Marine Services—which have been levying Strait of Hormuz tolls—as funding sources for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of State placed them on the sanctions list.

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

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 even joined U.S. airstrikes following Trump's hardline retaliatory remarks.

(Video by Oh Jung-shik | Video Editing by Ahn Yeo-jin | Graphics by Shim Soo-hyun)
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