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“By order of the President of the United States and the Secretary of War, our military in the Middle East is undertaking an unprecedented operation to eliminate Iran's ability to threaten Americans as they've been doing for nearly half a century.”
“Then if I just look back over the last 24 hours of the operation compared uh to the where we were at its start, ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90% since day one. Drone attacks have decreased by 83% since day one.”
“More than 50,000 troops, 200 fighters, two aircraft carriers, and bombers from the United States are participating in this operation. These forces represent the largest buildup by the US in the Middle East in a generation. In the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury, US Central Command forces together with Israel delivered overwhelming and unprecedented strikes into Iran.”
“To date, we have struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran, including more than 60 ships using a variety of precision weapon systems.”