Pete Hegseth confirmed on Friday reports of wounds suffered by Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei. — We know that the new, so-called, but not quite supreme leader is injured and possibly disfigured. Yesterday he issued a statement, actually weak, without voice and without recording – noted the US Secretary of War.
Pete Hegseth announces further attacks on Iran. “They are confused”
Pete Hegseth also portrayed the ongoing campaign against Iran as an undisputed triumph, claiming that the regime's military capabilities were “in decline.”
What wounds did Mojtaba Khamenei suffer?
What does Pete Hegseth announce towards Iran?
How many targets were attacked in Iran by the US and Israel?
What are the losses on the US side?
— They can barely communicate, let alone coordinate. They are confused (…) We will press. We will push, we will move forward. “No pardon, no mercy for our enemies,” he announced.
The US Secretary of War noted that on Friday the US would carry out further bombing of Iran, up to 20%. more intense than before.
Paralysis in the Strait of Hormuz. The US Secretary of War reassures
Pete Hegseth reported that the US and Israel have hit 15,000 so far. targets in Iran, destroying the arms industry, and the number of missiles and drones launched by the Tehran regime dropped by 90 and 95 percent, respectively.
The representative of the US administration also tried to calm concerns about the paralysis of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that “there is no need to worry about it” and US forces will not allow the strait to remain closed.
Losses on the US side. The general spoke up
Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, noted that, contrary to media reports, there is no clear evidence yet that Iran has started mining the strait, and that the attacks on tankers in the strait and the Persian Gulf were carried out using surface-to-surface missiles, not unmanned boats.
Pentagon officials confirmed that a KC-135 air tanker crashed in Iraq on Thursday. At least four crew members died in the accident and a search and rescue operation is underway to find the remaining two. Speaking about other losses, including over 140 wounded soldiers, General Dan Caine noted that 90 percent of them suffered only minor injuries and have already returned to service.
