WASHINGTON DC: President Donald Trump on Monday said that Operation Epic Fury will continue with “large-scale” military operations against Iran to eliminate the “clear, colossal” threat that a nuclear-armed Iran could pose.
While addressing before a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, he said Iran ignored warnings not to rebuild their nuclear program, forcing his hand.
He said that Iran armed with nuclear weapons would have been an “intolerable threat” to both the U.S. and the region. “This was our last best chance to strike,” he said.
The U.S. will continue the operation with “ferocious, unyielding resolve,” Trump said, adding that the U.S. has already sunk 10 of Iran’s naval vessels in addition to eliminating 49 of its top leaders.
‘Iran would have soon had missiles capable of reaching America’
Trump said that Iran would soon have missiles capable of reaching America.
“The regime already had missiles capable of hitting Europe and our bases, both local and overseas,” he stated.
He stated that “first, we’re destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, and you see that happening on an hourly basis, and their capacity to produce brand new ones, and pretty good ones they make.”
“Second, we’re annihilating their navy. We’ve knocked out already 10 ships,” he added.
“Third, we’re ensuring that the world’s number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon,” he said.
“And finally, we’re ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund, and direct terrorist armies outside of their borders.”
