Trump: U.S. strike on Iran has cost it "the entire military command structure"
Sputnik, Washington, March 2 - U.S. President Trump claimed that the U.S. strike on Iran has caused the Islamic Republic to lose its entire military command structure.
In a statement posted on the social media platform "Truth Social," he announced: "All of the military command structure are dead."
Trump added that the U.S. military action against Iran "is being carried out with full force and will continue until all objectives are achieved."
He announced that the U.S. strikes on Iran have hit hundreds of targets, including Revolutionary Guard facilities, air defense systems, naval buildings, and nine ships.
Trump said: "We have struck hundreds of targets inside Iran, including the facilities of the Revolutionary Guard and Iran's air defense systems."
Just announced, we destroyed nine ships and their naval buildings."
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a series of strikes on targets inside Iran, including an attack on Tehran, which reportedly caused damage and civilian deaths. Iran retaliated with missile strikes on Israeli territory and U.S. military targets in the Middle East.
Despite ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran on Iran's "nuclear issue," with the latest round of talks held in Geneva on February 26, the attacks on Iran were still carried out.
The attack resulted in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the country has declared 40 days of mourning.
Russian President Putin stated that the killing of Khamenei was a blatant violation of all moral standards and international law. The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the U.S. and Israeli attacks and called for an immediate de-escalation of the situation and an end to military operations.
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