Pentagon says United States struck over 11,000 targets in Iran in past month

Washington DC: US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine said on Tuesday that Washington continues to systematically degrade and destroy Tehran's ability to project power and threaten stability beyond its borders. With the conflict in West Asia in its second month now, he said that the US has struck over 11,000 targets in Iran.

Gen Caine made the remarks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday, while joined by US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.

Sharing operational updates of Epic Fury, he said that the joint force continues to destroy Iran's ballistic missile and UAS capabilities.

Noting that the US continues to strike key Iranian manufacturing nodes, component storage sites, and research facilities, he said, "Over the past 30 days, we've struck more than 11,000 targets."

Gen Caine added that the US continues to assert dominance over the Iranian navy and added that the country's mine-laying capabilities and naval assets have been targeted. (ANI)

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