The president of States Joined, Donald Trumpsaid in an interview broadcast on Friday that his country’s forces will carry out intense attacks against targets in Iran next week, the third since the start of the guerra.
“We’re going to hit them very hard next week,” he said. Trump a Fox News Radio.
States Joined e Israel They launched the offensive on February 28 with attacks that killed the supreme leader of IranAli Khamenei, triggering a regional war that has shaken global energy markets and sparked missile and drone attacks across the Gulf.
Trump He expressed hope that the Iranian people can rise up and overthrow the regime, but acknowledged that is not likely to happen in the short term.
“I really think it’s a big hurdle to overcome for people who don’t have guns. I think it’s a very big hurdle… It will happen, but maybe not right away,” Trump said.
The statements of Trump They occurred after a press conference by the head of the Pentagon and the chief of the General Staff in which the latest events of the war against Iran were detailed, where States Joined e Israel They have hit 15 thousand targets, that is, more than a thousand every day.
“Their missiles, missile launchers and drones are being destroyed or pulverized in the air. Their missile volume has decreased by 90% and their suicide attack drones by 95% yesterday (Thursday),” Hegseth said.
War between the United States and Iran
The new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Jameneiis “injured and probably disfigured,” Hegseth added.
A statement from Jameneibroadcast from Iran without audio or images, assured that the regime will seek “revenge” and promised that the Strait of Hormuz It will remain closed as long as the conflict continues.
States Joined insists that the military campaign is developing perfectly, although Trump acknowledged that there are elements that they cannot control.
Putin “could be helping” Iran “a little,” he admitted.
The Strait of Hormuz It is “a tactically complex environment,” General Dan Caine, head of the Pentagon, added at the press conference at the Pentagon. State Mayor.
But “it’s not something we should worry about,” Hegseth said.
“We are getting closer” to controlling that key maritime passage, he assured reporters.
The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel earlier this week, while stock markets have reeled on fears of a prolonged disruption.
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