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And I was in the room earlier this morning during the Pentagon’s first press briefing on the operation and for the president’s latest comments, and the administration continues to use the word war in this operation, laying out big objectives and warning the public that more soldiers may die. All of this while President Donald Trump says the operation could go longer than originally projected. We projected 4 to 5 weeks. But we have the capability to go far longer than that. We’ll do it. President Donald Trump says Operation Epic Fury’s mission is clear destroy Iran’s missile capabilities, annihilate their navy, prevent the country from arming and funding outside terror proxies, and ensure they can’t get *** nuclear weapon. An Iranian regime armed with long range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat. At the Pentagon Monday morning, military leaders offered *** stark assessment of what could be required. The military objectives that CENTCOM and the Joint Force have been tasked with will take some time to achieve and in some cases will be difficult and gritty work. We expect to take additional losses. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the operation *** war but insisted this is not Iraq. This is not endless. I was there for both. Our generation knows better and so does this president. When pressed for how long the operation could last. I would never hang *** time frame from our perspective. The commander in chief sets the up tempo in terms of this fight. As I said, it’s on his terms. Secretary Hegseth said there are no US troops on the ground right now in Iran, but he would not rule out any future options. That’s something President Trump echoed in an interview with The New York Post at the White House. I Christopher Sales.
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President Trump details Iran operation objectives, signals projected timeline could extend
President Trump and military leaders detailed the objectives of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, warning of potential extended conflict and further U.S. casualties.
U.S. military officials have confirmed that six service members were killed in action as American forces remain in active combat with Iran. U.S. Central Command shared Monday that the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members were recovered from a facility that was targeted during Iran’s initial attacks in the Middle East. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explained that the four initial U.S. soldiers were killed when an Iranian “squirter” got through air defenses and hit a tactical operations center. The Trump administration has warned that more casualties are possible.President Donald Trump laid out the objectives of what his administration is calling a war with Iran, and suggested Operation Epic Fury could last longer than first projected.”We projected four to five weeks. But we have capability to go far longer than that,” Trump said.The president said the mission involves destroying Iran’s missile capabilities and its Navy, preventing the country from arming and funding outside terror proxies, and ensuring Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon.”An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat,” Trump said.At the Pentagon Monday, military leaders offered a stark assessment of what achieving these objectives could require.”The military objectives at CENTCOM and the Joint Force have been tasked with will take some time to achieve, and in some cases will be difficult and gritty work,” said Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “We expect to take additional losses.”Hegseth called the operation a “war” but insisted, “This is not Iraq. This is not endless. I was there for both. Our generation knows better, and so does this president.”When pressed for how long the operation could last, Hegseth said, “I would never hang a timeframe.”The secretary also stated there are no U.S. troops on the ground in Iran right now, but he would not rule out future options. President Trump echoed this sentiment in an interview with the New York Post. Follow our coverage:PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
U.S. military officials have confirmed that six service members were killed in action as American forces remain in active combat with Iran. U.S. Central Command shared Monday that the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members were recovered from a facility that was targeted during Iran’s initial attacks in the Middle East.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explained that the four initial U.S. soldiers were killed when an Iranian “squirter” got through air defenses and hit a tactical operations center. The Trump administration has warned that more casualties are possible.
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President Donald Trump laid out the objectives of what his administration is calling a war with Iran, and suggested Operation Epic Fury could last longer than first projected.
“We projected four to five weeks. But we have capability to go far longer than that,” Trump said.
The president said the mission involves destroying Iran’s missile capabilities and its Navy, preventing the country from arming and funding outside terror proxies, and ensuring Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon.
“An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat,” Trump said.
At the Pentagon Monday, military leaders offered a stark assessment of what achieving these objectives could require.
“The military objectives at CENTCOM and the Joint Force have been tasked with will take some time to achieve, and in some cases will be difficult and gritty work,” said Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “We expect to take additional losses.”
Hegseth called the operation a “war” but insisted, “This is not Iraq. This is not endless. I was there for both. Our generation knows better, and so does this president.”
When pressed for how long the operation could last, Hegseth said, “I would never hang a timeframe.”
The secretary also stated there are no U.S. troops on the ground in Iran right now, but he would not rule out future options. President Trump echoed this sentiment in an interview with the New York Post.
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