The American night attack on three nuclear facilities in Iran was an extraordinary success – said US defense minister Pete HegeSeth on Sunday at a press conference. “We have destroyed the Iranian nuclear program,” said the head of the Pentagon.
“The American operation against the Three Iranian nuclear objects carried out at night was not intended to change the regime in Tehran,” assured the head of Pentagon during a press conference. The minister emphasized that its goal was to “neutralize threats to national interests on the part of the Iranian nuclear program”.
“There is an assessment of damage. However, our preliminary findings show that all means of precise destruction hit where we wanted and brought the desired effect,” said the American minister at a press conference. He noted that the US forces did not attack Iranian soldiers or civilians.
The chairman of the college of combined bosses of staffs, General Dan Caine, said that as part of the operation called North Hammer (Midnight Hammer), three attacked objects – Ford, Natanz and Isfahan – suffered “extremely serious damage and damage”, but the damage assessment was not completed. He refused to answer the question whether Iran still has undamaged nuclear abilities.
Red crescent: nobody died in the US attack on nuclear facilities
The head of the Iranian red crescent Pir Hoseyn Koliwand said on Sunday that in the attack of American troops on nuclear objects in Iran, no one was killed. The statement that Iran's state television gave – AFP agency said.
“Fortunately, as a result of (…) US aggression on Iranian nuclear objects, we don't have any martyrs,” said the head of the organization.
The Iranian authorities have not yet informed whether anyone was injured as a result of an American attack on three nuclear plants: in Ford, Natanz and Isfahanie. It was previously stated that the number of employees staying in this underground plant was reduced to a minimum.
Iran: The US attack is a show of Israel's ineptitude
Attacks carried out by the United States against Iran are proof of the obvious ineptitude of Israel – said on Sunday the president of Iran Masud Pezeszkian, quoted by the Irna agency.
In his first commentary after the US attacks carried out at night by the US, the president of Iran emphasized that they are proof that Washington has been standing for the Israeli campaign led for over a week aimed at his country.
“This aggression has shown that the US is the main factor behind the hostile activities of the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said Pezeszkian. He added that “Iranians have already proved that they would do everything to defend their country.”
The spokeswoman for the Iranian government Fatemeh Mohajrani said on Sunday that “there is currently no threat to the inhabitants of areas located near nuclear facilities.” “The inhabitants of Natanz, Isfahan and Ford can still function normally,” she added.
The US wants to go back to the table, but they are threatened in the event of retaliation
The head of the Pentagon added that US President Donald Trump has repeated for over 10 years that Iran could not have nuclear weapons, and thanks to his decision Iranian nuclear ambitions were crossed out. “When US President Donald Trump says, the world should listen to him,” added HegeSeth. “When the president says: +60 days for the room negotiations +, that is, 60 days for peace and negotiations. Otherwise, nuclear skills will not exist,” he emphasized, referring to conversations about the nuclear agreement with Iran.
He reported that the US was contacting Iran. “I can confirm that various channels are delivered to Iranians with public and private messages, which gives them the opportunity to return to the” negotiating “table – he said.
HegeSeth also emphasized that andwounds should listen to Trump's warnings regarding possible retaliation against the USA. He quoted the entry of the US President, in which Tehran warned at night before responding to the American attack: “Any retaliation from Iran against the United States would meet with a much greater force than the one we witnessed tonight.”
“Iran should follow these words,” said the head of the Pentagon. Also, the chairman of the college of combined bosses of the bosses of General Dan Caine warned that if Iran decides to retreat, it would be a bad choice.
The general informed that During the operation, over 125 aircraft were used and a deceptive action was carried outin which some bombers were directed over the Pacific.
Seven B-2 bombers took part in the operation, which dropped several bombs penetrating on the Ford and Natanz nuclear objects. It was the first use in the fight of 13-ton GBU-57 bombs. Tomahawk missiles were launched against Isfahan from submarines. The attack began at 18.40 East American time (0.40 in Poland), and before 19 bombers were already outside the Iranian aircraft.
The general added that the Americans did not notice any shots fired towards the US aviation by Iran. “Iranian fighters did not fly and it seems that Iranian Earth's systems did not see us during the mission. We maintained the element of surprise,” he said.
He also reported that due to the risk of American forces stationed in the region, they were not previously informed about the strokes for goals in Iran.
JD Vance: We've got rid of Program for “very long time”
The Vice President of the USA JD Vance said in a Sunday interview with NBC television that the USA is not in the war with Iran, but with an Iranian nuclear program. He stated that Saturday's impacts “significantly delayed” the “very long time” program, but did not want to confirm that the objects were completely destroyed.
“We are not in the war with Iran. We are in the war with the Iran atomic program” – Vance announced in an interview in the Sunday program” Meet the Press “. Vance rejected the suggestions that the conflict could be long -lasting, Trump's decision was illegal and that it missed the chances of diplomacy. As he assessed, the US hit gave the” reset “, and the US goal is to negotiate the lasting end of the Iranian nuclear program.
When asked by the journalist Kristen Welker, Vance refused to confirm with all that the attacked places in Fordo, Isfahanie and Natanz were completely destroyed – as President Trump said on Saturday – but assessed that their effect was significant.
“I will not delve into sensitive intelligence information about what we saw in Iran, but we saw a lot and I am sure that we have significantly delayed their development of nuclear weapons, and this was the purpose of this attack,” said Vance, adding that the Iranian program was withdrawn about “very long time”.
Vance revealed that after bombing three US nuclear centers, they received “some indirect messages” from Iran, but did not reveal their content.
“The Iranians are clearly not very good in the war. Maybe they should follow the example of President Trump and give peace a chance,” said Vance.
“If they treat it seriously, I guarantee that the President of the United States also” – he added. He assured that the US goal is not to change the regime. He noted, however, that the United States is ready for possible retaliation of Iran. However, he underestimated the possibility for Iran to block the navigation by the Strait of Ormuz, claiming that such a move would be “suicidal” for Tehran.
“Their whole economy runs through the Strait of Ormuz. If they want to destroy their own economy and cause disturbances in the world, I think it would be their decision. But why should they do it? I don't think it would make any sense” – he assessed.
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