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Trump Blindsided as Crisis Blows Up in His Face

The Daily Beast · back to the audit

President Donald Trump has been blindsided by a "surprise attack" from Iran, days after he had temporarily paused his war on the country.

U.S. Central Command announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched "multiple ballistic missiles" from Iran as part of an "attempted surprise attack" on American forces based in the Middle East.

"All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted. U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness," the statement read.

The attacks come just one day after Trump, 80, said the U.S. had stopped bombing Iran last Friday because the regime "wanted to talk."

Iran's foreign ministry denied that claim, saying they were not interested in direct negotiations.

Speaking on Fox News on Tuesday morning, Trump was asked about his statement, given Iran's response.

"Well, they just came out and said we are talking a little while ago," Trump insisted.

"For some reason, we can be in the middle of a beautiful discussion, and they'll come out and say 'We're not talking' or 'We didn't discuss nuclear.' Well, that's all we discussed because they'll never have a nuclear weapon. They understand that."