President Donald Trump warned that the United States will respond forcefully to Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missile strikes on U.S. bases in Jordan, following U.S. attacks on Iranian launchers on Larak Island on August’ 30th.
Trump, in a Truth Social post on the morning of Aug. 31, said Iran is “officially a Failed Nation.”
“IT IS DEAD! They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, they have no currency, they are not paying their soldiers or police, Inflation is at 300%, and their leadership is in total disarray and incapable of properly representing the country,” Trump wrote.
Reporter Trey Yingst told Fox news that President Trump vowed a U.S. response to Iran’s retaliatory strikes that were intercepted in Jordan.
“We’re going to hit them hard,” Trump told Fox News on Aug. 31, according to reporter Trey Yingst, who spoke to the president over phone. “There will be a response,” Trump said.
Hours after the attacks resumed, Trump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting depicting Kharg Island, an Iranian oil export hub, under attack from missiles and engulfed in flames. There is no evidence such an attack took place. An Iranian official, speaking to Reuters, dismissed Trump’s post as “laughable.”
Two people were killed and others were injured in the attack on Larak Island, Iran state media reported. No injuries were reported at either U.S. base from the intercepted strikes in Jordan.
Tim Hawkins, U.S. Central Command spokesperson, said in a statement the U.S. attacks on Lark Island came after IRGC forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz and that two launchers were struck.
The Trump administration last week announced new economic sanctions on countries that supported Iran in an effort called “Operation Economic Outcast.”
