President Donald Trump provided an update on Operation Epic Fury, stating the mission is was ānearing completion.ā
In his first prime-time speech since the war began, the president said l Operation Epic Fury, is meeting or exceeding all of its benchmarks.
āNever in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks,ā he said.
He boasted about the destruction of Iranās navy, air force and the āterrorist regimeā that once led the country.
Trump said the prospect that Iran might obtain a nuclear weapon as an āintolerable threatā that he vowed would āneverā happen during his presidency.
Iranās āability to launch missiles and drones is dramatically curtailed, and their weapons, factories and rocket launchers are being blown to pieces,ā Trump said.
At the same time he said the operation was ānearing completion,ā he said a military escalation was on its way.
āWeāre going to hit them extremely hard,ā Trump said. āOver the next two to three weeks, weāre going to bring them back to the stone ages where they belong.ā
The speech comes as oil prices are spiking, poll numbers are dismal, and a and people continue to wonder ā what is the United States trying to accomplish?
The answer has shifted throughout the mission.
On Wednesday night, Trump framed the warās success around three goals: Eliminating the countryās navy, āhurtingā their air force and missile program, and āannihilating their defense industrial base,ā the outlet reported.
āWeāve done all of it,ā he said, calling those onjectives āsimple and clear.ā
