The United States has “devastated the Iranian nuclear program,” said Defense Minister Pete Hegesh 22 on Sunday, the day after US attacks against three Iranian nuclear sites.
Pete Hegesh welcomed the “success” of this military operation called “Midnight Hammer”, emphasizing that President Donald Trump “wants peace.”
IranThat criticizes Washington for having exceeded a “red line” joining war with Israel, “the same should do,” added the head of the Pentagon.
“We have imposed the devastation throughout the nuclear program,” he said, saying that “Iran’s nuclear ambitions have disappeared” and speaking of “sensational success.”
United States ready to respond to “reprisals”
“The damage assessment continues,” said the Minister of Defense at the same time, while the American Cabinet Chief Dan Caine said: “It will take time to evaluate the results, but it seems that the three sites (Iranian nuclear) have suffered considerable damage.”
“Our forces continue alerts and are ready to respond to any form of reprisals for pro-Iranian militias,” warns General Dan Caine.
This operation “shows the capacity of our forces (soldiers),” said the chief of cabinet. “In the space of a few weeks, we go from strategic planning to operational execution and this shows the unprecedented capacity for the scope of US soldiers,” he judges.
A “complex operation”
The personnel chief has given details about the way in which the US operation was carried out in Iran, which described as a “very risky and complex operation.”
He significantly indicated that seven stealth B-2 bombers had been used, he spoke of a surprise attack in which the Iranian anti-aircraft defense did not react.
“We have worked on the protection of Israel (historic ally of the United States, a note of the editor) for years,” said the head of the Pentagon, ensuring that the strikes aimed “to continue defending Israel.” When asked about a potential operation coordinated between the two countries, Pete Hegseth simply said: “It was an American mission above all.”
Israel “verifies” the damage to the strikes
After days of vagueness around a possible intervention, the United States has led strikes in the three main Iranian nuclear enrichments of Fordo, Natanz and Ispahan. Donald Trump talked about “spectacular military success.”
Iranian media have confirmed these attacks, which have not made victims according to the Iranian red crescent.
The Israeli army announced “verify” the results of the bombing of the deeply buried site of Fordo. The Iranian Nuclear Safety Authority and the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) pointed out any sign of radiation in bombed sites.
Iranian President Massaud fishshkian condemned the American “assault”, his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, criticizing “extremely dangerous, anarchic and criminal behavior.”
Source: BFM TV
