{"id":218704,"date":"2026-07-29T17:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-vows-to-hit-iran-hard-as-he-meets-with-netanyahu-al-jazeera\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:52:07","slug":"trump-vows-to-hit-iran-hard-as-he-meets-with-netanyahu-al-jazeera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-vows-to-hit-iran-hard-as-he-meets-with-netanyahu-al-jazeera\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows to hit Iran hard as he meets with Netanyahu – Al Jazeera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran has also struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and rejected Oman\u2019s proposal on managing the waterway.<\/em>
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Jordan\u2019s air defenses have intercepted five missiles launched from Iran, according to the country\u2019s armed forces, in what the United States military described as an \u201cattempted surprise attack\u201d on US forces by Iran.
In a statement early on Wednesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said US forces \u201cremain vigilant and at a high state of readiness\u201d.
Later in the day, US President Donald Trump threatened<\/a> sweeping retaliatory military action. \u201cWe\u2019ll be hitting them hard,\u201d he told Fox News.
Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\u2019 (IRGC) earlier said its air force had targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and a CENTOCOM centre in Jordan.
\u201cAs long as threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran continue and illegal and vicious actions by American forces against our interests continue, the resistance will continue,\u201d the IRGC said in a statement carried by state media, while also confirming that it had targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement announcing the interception of the missiles, the Jordanian military said it would \u201cnot tolerate any threat to the security\u201d of the country.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, joint US-Saudi strikes in Iraq on Wednesday killed at least 20 members<\/a> of Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and wounded 32 other members, according to the group.
Those strikes marked the first major US military action in the region since last Friday, when Trump suspended an intensive bombing campaign after 13 days, claiming \u201cgood talks\u201d were under way with Iran.
Saudi Arabia and CENTCOM said their joint air strikes in Iraq targeted Iran-backed militias responsible for attacks on US troops and Saudi energy infrastructure.
Al Jazeera\u2019s Jack Hewson, reporting from Baghdad, said the attack is \u201cobviously a major incident for the PMF,\u201d which is \u201clegally part of Iraq\u2019s state forces\u201d.
The Iraqi presidency condemned the \u201cunacceptable attack\u201d on PMF facilities. It said it rejected any attack on Iraqi territory, while also opposing \u201cthe use of Iraqi land as a launching pad or arena for attacks against neighboring countries\u201d.
Serdar said the latest attacks have put the region back \u201con edge again after days of relative calm\u201d.
Oil markets fluctuated after the US military confirmed Iran\u2019s attack on Wednesday, with US oil futures \u2013 which had previously been dropping amid Washington suspension of strikes on Iran \u2013 jumping more than 4 percent to more than $82 a barrel. Brent crude futures went to more than $88 a barrel.
The latest escalation since the US and Israel began attacking Iran in late February came hours after Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House.
\u201cThis is Iran sending a message to Trump that they need to be involved in all discussions,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Alan Fisher said from Washington, DC.
\u201cIt was reported in Israel that Netanyahu was very keen to raise the question of Pickaxe Mountain<\/a>. The Israelis said there has been building work going ahead there; they believe the Iranians are putting together another nuclear facility\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

Jason Campbell, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, told Al Jazeera that Tehran is \u201ctrying to retake the initiative and the momentum with these latest attacks\u201d.
\u201cIran has expressed scepticism that the US engages in these pauses between attacks to prepare for another phase of violence, so Tehran likely thinks the US is doing just that with this latest pause\u201d, he said.
Hormuz tensions continue<\/span>
The Strait of Hormuz and its shipping traffic have been major talking points for Trump, who has decried Iran\u2019s blocking of some vessels.
Iran asserts that it is within its rights to control shipping through the strait.
On Wednesday, the IRGC said it \u201cstruck and stopped\u201d three oil tankers in Hormuz, according to Tasnim news agency.
It said the tankers \u201ccontinued to move along an unsafe and illegal route, ignoring our warnings\u201d,
Oman has presented Iran with a proposal to jointly manage traffic in the strait, but Iran has rejected it.
Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told state television that Tehran rejected splitting transit routes equally.
Instead, he said, Tehran proposed managing shipping on its side of the strait, while Muscat would manage part but not all of the opposite lane.<\/p>\n

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