The Middle East just got a new weapons supplier, a new bombing partner, and a president dropping f-bombs on live TV. Oil traders are the only ones smiling.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump says US will "beat the fucking shit" out of Iran after an attack on American forces in Jordan. pic.twitter.com/4lbN7mnCWi
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) July 29, 2026
Good – seems like not an escalation at all https://t.co/vShcPtmxFd
— Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) July 29, 2026
🇺🇸🇮🇷BUCKLE UP: Iran Launches Surprise Ballistic Missile Barrage at U.S. Bases in Jordan; Trump Vows Massive Retaliation:
Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles in a surprise attack on American forces, striking the Muwaffaq Salti air base and the headquarters of US Central… pic.twitter.com/0F1PAFFV1i
— Global Strategy (@World_At_War_6) July 29, 2026
- Iran is set to receive up to 400 Chinese shoulder-launched air defense systems in coming weeks according to multiple sources.
- The deal is valued at 60 to 70 million dollars and involves QW-12 and FN-16 missiles routed through Pakistan.
- China called the reports completely groundless.
- Saudi Arabia joined the US in airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in eastern Iraq.
- The Saudi strikes came in response to drone attacks on its oil facilities.
- Trump told Fox News the US is going to beat the fucking shit out of Iran.
- He added that Iran is going to get a beating and the US will hit them hard.
- US stockpiles of Patriot and THAAD interceptors have dropped to critically low levels after months of fighting.
- Analysts estimate years will be needed to rebuild the inventories.
- Some US troops in the region may have their cellphones confiscated because Iran is using social media posts for targeting.
- Oil prices surged 3 to 7 percent as the brief pause in fighting ended.
Yahoo/Reuters on China missiles: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/exclusive-iran-chinese-shoulder-launched-030628359.html
Washington Post on Iranian missiles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/28/us-says-it-shot-down-iranian-missiles-targeting-troops-middle-east/
Mediaite on Trump comments: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-rages-about-surprise-iran-attack-to-fox-news-were-going-to-beat-the-fcking-sht-out-of-them/
CNN on weapons stockpiles: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/29/politics/us-weapons-stockpiles-dwindle-iran-war
Independent on cellphone restrictions: https://www.independent.co.uk/b3023899.html
CNBC on oil spike: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-iran-us-hormuz.html