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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Says U.S. Bombing Of Iran “Devastated” Its Nuclear Program; Final Damage Assessment Still Pending


Hegseth appeared at a press conference with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the strikes was a “highly classified mission withg very few in Washington knowing the timing or nature of this plan.” He said that part of the package of B-2 bombers proceeded to the west as a decoy. ET, all three Iranian nuclear infrastructure targets were struck, he said, adding that they were “unaware of any shots fired at the package on the way out.” A total of 14 so-called “bunker-buster” bombs were dropped, and more than 125 aircraft participated in the mission. Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, wrote on social media Sunday, “The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences.

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