US strikes ‘obliterated' Iran's nuclear ambitions, Pentagon chief says
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that US military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities were an incredible and overwhelming success that have obliterated Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
The US strikes included 14 bunker-buster bombs, more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles and over 125 military aircraft, in an operation the top US general, General Dan Caine, said was named 'Operation Midnight.'
The operation pushes the Middle East to the brink of a major new conflagration in a region already aflame for more than 20 months with wars in Gaza and Lebanon and a toppled dictator in Syria.
Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites 'obliterated' by US airstrikes
'Iran's nuclear ambitions have been obliterated,' Hegseth told reporters in a briefing, adding that said the strikes did not target Iranian troops or people.
'The operation President Trump planned was bold and it was brilliant, showing the world that American deterrence is back. When this president speaks, the world should listen,' Hegseth said.
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