US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday will be the most intense day of US strikes in its ongoing military operation against Iran, which began late last month, Anadolu reports.

“Today will be, again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran. More fighters, more bombers, more strikes. More refined and better intelligence than ever,” Hegseth said in a press conference alongside Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Army’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.

His remarks came amid ongoing US and Israeli attacks on Iran, which began on February 28, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top security officials, as well as about 1,300 people so far.

“On the 10th day of Operation Epic Fury in we are winning with an overwhelming and unwavering focus on our objectives,” Hegseth said.

He listed three objectives of the war: the destruction of Iran’s missile stockpile, missile launchers and defense industrial base, missiles and their ability to manufacture them; destroying their navy and eliminating Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons.

“We will not surrender until the enemy is completely and decisively defeated,” Hegseth said without giving further information on when the operation would end.

Caine, for his part, said the US had struck more than 5,000 Iranian targets and more than 50 Iranian naval vessels had been destroyed in The first 10 days of the military campaign.

“US CENTCOM continues today to hunt and strike mine-laying ships and mine storage facilities. This work will continue,” he added.

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Source: prizrenpost