How the US attack on Iran took place. The Secretary of the Defense presented the film's film
Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine Photo: AA / Abaca / Abaca Press / Profimedia
The Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the coordinator of the head of the American army, General Dan Caine gave details about how the US attack on Iranian nuclear installations. The B-2 bombers flew for 18 hours to hit the targets, in an operation involving dozens of aircraft.
“It was an incredible and complete success. The US devastated Iran's nuclear program (…) The civilian population or Iranian troops was not attacked. The operation planned by President Trump was bold and brilliant,” said Pete Hegseth at the beginning of the press conference held at Pentagon.
Hegseth warned Iran that any reprisals will be greeted by the US with a much greater force than it saw last night.
“It was a common effort, I want to thank the pilots who piloted the planes, sailors, soldiers.
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He said that the Midnight Hammer operation (midnight hammer-n.red.) Represented the longest flight of B-2 aircraft since 2001. In total, 125 aircraft were involved.
General Dan Caine said that the flight of B-2 bombers to a Pacific base was meant to hijack the attention of the Iranians, while the bombers involved flew directly from the base from Missouri to the East, with Iran as a final destination.
The seven bombers, each with two people on board, flew for 18 hours being releasing in flight several times. Only dozens of planes were involved in the refueling process. Communications were used as little as possible to ensure the success of the action. The first bombardier launched the anti-buncar bombs on 02.10, Iran Hour, at the Fortow, followed by the launch of the loads of the other aircraft, both at the Fortow and at Natanz.
The ispahan was attacked with Tomahawk missiles, around 20, which were launched from a US submarine. Other aircraft have launched preventive attacks on military facilities to prevent Iranian planes from lifting from the ground or a response with soil-air missile systems.
General Caine claims that the main hit force, the one made up of the B-2 bombers was not attacked neither at the entrance to the Iran's airspace nor on the return road.
The attack is not aimed to change the regimen from Tehran
“All three targets have undergone extreme destruction (…) Our forces remain at a high level of alert. An Iranian attack would be a bad decision, we will defend ourselves,” the general said. He said that risk reduction for American troops in the Middle East region were taken.
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Asked about the involvement of Israel in the operation, the two said the operation was exclusively American. However, there was a communication with the Israelis so that the military aviation of the two countries was not at the same time in the Iran's airspace.
Pete Hegseth said that the American attack does not aim to change the Tehran regime and no lasting conflict, but only the destruction of Iran to produce nuclear weapons. Moreover, the Secretary of Defense claims that the US wants Iran to return to the negotiation table.
“I can confess that there are public and private messages sent directly to the Iranians on multiple channels, by which we give them the opportunity to return to the negotiation table (…) They understand the American position, what steps they can do to peace and we hope to do it,” concluded Pete Hegseth.
