Pentagon vows total destruction of missiles navy and nuclear ambitions threatening America and Israel.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the launch of Operation Epic Fury following direct orders from Donald Trump, describing it as the most lethal and complex aerial campaign ever executed by the United States. The coordinated assault targeted strategic assets of the regime in Iran, focusing on missile launch systems, production facilities, and naval infrastructure.
Hegseth stated that Tehran had been given opportunities to negotiate but chose confrontation instead. He framed the operation as a long-overdue response to decades of hostility, asserting that Iran’s pursuit of advanced weapons and its record of targeting Americans had forced decisive military action. According to his remarks, the strikes aim not only to neutralize current missile threats but to permanently dismantle Iran’s capacity to manufacture and deploy them.
He emphasized that missiles aimed at the American homeland or its allies would be eliminated along with the infrastructure that produces them. The campaign, he said, extends to Iran’s naval capabilities and reinforces Washington’s longstanding position that Tehran will never obtain nuclear weapons.
Declaring that the United States did not initiate the conflict but would decisively conclude it, Hegseth warned that threats against Americans anywhere in the world would trigger relentless pursuit and response. He closed by praising American forces as unmatched in skill and readiness, asserting they have been fully empowered to accomplish the mission objectives in coordination with Israel.
