US Central Command announced on Wednesday night that it began launching airstrikes against Iran, hours after President Trump threatened a response to an Iranian missile attack on a US base in Jordan. CENTCOM described the attacks as a “powerful response” to the attack in Jordan, though the extent of the US strikes remains unclear at this point. Trump has reportedly been mulling a significant escalation compared to the airstrikes the US was launching against Iran earlier this month. Trump described the strikes as a “surprise attack” and said that US troops had just “minutes” to intercept the missiles. “It was one of the best conversations I’ve had with our friend, US President Trump.”