Reference News, March 6 report, according to the U.S. Military Times website, on March 6, U.S. Central Command Commander Brad Cooper said that as the United States and Israel continue to conduct military strikes against Iran, the Iranian Navy has suffered heavy damage, and its drone capabilities have also been disrupted.
The report stated that Cooper and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a speech at the headquarters of the Central Command in MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida, updating on the latest developments of the "Epic Fury" operation that began early on February 28.
When talking about the number of Iranian naval vessels sunk or destroyed by the United States, Cooper said, "There are now more than 30 vessels. Just in the past few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier, which is roughly the size of an aircraft carrier from World War II, and it is burning at this very moment."
Cooper said that the U.S. combat forces continue to strengthen, while Iran's combat forces are constantly weakening.
Cooper said that in the past 72 hours, U.S. bombers have attacked nearly 200 targets inside Iran, including areas around Tehran. In the past hour, U.S. B-2 bombers dropped dozens of 2,000-pound bombs on ballistic missile launch facilities buried in Iran.
Cooper said that the United States also struck "the department equivalent to the Space Command of Iran."
The report said that Hegseth said, "The firepower over Iran and Tehran is about to increase significantly."
Cooper also said that Iran's military offensive has significantly slowed down.
He said that Iran's ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90%, and drone attacks have decreased by 83%. (Translated by Li Sha)
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