President Donald Trump is threatening to 'beat the f****** s*** out of' Iran after US troops in Jordan were attacked. Trump's threat of escalation on Wednesday comes the day after Iran launched ballistic missiles at US forces in Jordan in what US Central Command described as an 'attempted surprise attack.' The US, in conjunction with Saudi Arabia, struck Iranian-backed militias in Iraq last night, CENTCOM said, saying this action was retaliation for a series of drone strikes and not the missile attack in Jordan. Before Iran's missile attack, both the regime and the US had observed a multi-day lull in the fighting, the first pause in nearly two weeks. Trump has frequently threatened major escalation against Tehran, including last Thursday when he said he was considering a 'bigger than ever before' attack on the regime.