Joint Chiefs of Workers chairman Gen. Dan Caine on Sunday stated that whereas the bombing of Iran’s nuclear websites efficiently struck all three targets and did “extremely severe” harm, precisely to what extent Iran’s nuclear program has been set again can’t be recognized but.
“It would be way too early for me to comment on what may or may not still be there,” the profession Air Pressure officer stated on the joint information convention on the Pentagon with Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth.
His evaluation provided a stark distinction with the boasts of each President Donald Trump in remarks Saturday night time and with Hegseth simply moments earlier. “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” Trump stated.
“It was an incredible and overwhelming success. The order we received from our commander in chief was focused. It was powerful, and it was clear. We devastated the Iranian nuclear program,” Hegseth stated in remarks that praised Trump effusively whereas additionally disparaging former President Joe Biden’s administration. “Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been obliterated.”
Caine, in the meantime, primarily praised the crews of the 125 plane that took half in “Operation Midnight Hammer,” together with the seven B-2 stealth bombers from an Air Pressure base in Missouri that dropped 14 “bunker buster” bombs on the underground website at Fordow, the handfuls of tanker planes that refueled them, and the fighter planes that flew forward of the bombers to make sure their security. He stated it didn’t seem that any of the planes have been fired upon by Iranian air protection methods.
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He additionally praised the coordination of plane with submarines that launched Tomahawk missiles, with all three targets getting hit over a span of simply 25 minutes.
“I want to thank every service member, planner, operator, that made this mission possible. Their actions reflect the highest standards of the United States Armed Forces,” Caine stated.
In his remarks, Hegseth appeared to substantiate suspicions that Trump had been dishonest in his claims that he wished negotiations somewhat than a army response.
“This is a plan that took months and weeks of positioning and preparation so that we could be ready when the president of the United States called,” Hegseth stated. “It took a great deal of precision, involved misdirection and the highest level of operational security.”
