US winning fight in Iran ‘faster’ than expected, Leavitt says
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the military operation in Iran s moving faster than expected.
‘As President Trump shared with the American people last night, the United States military is making tremendous strides towards achieving our military objectives for Operation Epic Fury. Ten days in, this campaign has been a resounding success thus far, and America’s warriors are winning this important fight at an even faster pace than we anticipated,’ she said.
‘5000 enemy targets have been struck so far, Iran’s ballistic missile attacks are down more than 90 percent and their drone attacks are down by approximately 85 percent, since the start of Operation Epic Fury.
‘The United States is also annihilating the Iranian regime’s navy, and we have destroyed more than 50 Iranian naval vessels, including a major drone carrier ship. None of the regime’s vessels are operating in major regional waterways, and the Iranian navy has been assessed as combat-ineffective.
‘The trend is clear: US combat capabilities are increasing and growing more lethal and dominant by the day, while the Iranian terrorist regime’s ability to respond has rapidly declined.’
