US President Donald Trump stated that the US will “beat the f***ing s***” out of Iran in retaliation for Tehran’s overnight launch of ballistic missiles towards US military bases in the region, in comments reportedly made to Fox News reporter Trey Yingst on Wednesday.
“We’ll be hitting them hard,” Trump continued, according to Yingst.
Trump described Iran’s strikes as a surprise attack, allegedly telling Yingst that US forces had mere minutes to intercept the incoming Iranian missiles.
“We’re going to beat the fuc*ing sh*t out of them,” President Trump told Fox News after Iran launched a surprise attack against U.S. forces. “We’ll be hitting them hard.”
The President says U.S. strikes overnight against Iran-backed militias in Iraq were coordinated with the… pic.twitter.com/AeLbEGFCFi
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) July 29, 2026
Earlier on Wednesday, Iranian state media claimed that the US struck in West Azerbaijan, Iran.
Iran’s state TV, citing an official, claimed that a US projectile hit Iran’s northwestern city of Piranshahr.
No casualties were reported.
This is a developing story.
