After President Donald Trump ordered air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in “Operation Midnight Hammer,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the incident and called it the “largest B-2 Operational Strike in U.S. history.”
As we previously shared, on Saturday (June 21), Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform and told his followers that he ordered air strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.
Early Sunday morning (June 22), Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan “Razin” Caine held a press conference from the Pentagon.
Hegseth began:
“Last night, on President Trump’s orders, U.S. Central Command conducted a precision strike in the middle of the night against three nuclear facilities in Iran Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan in order to destroy or severely degrade Iran’s nuclear program. It was an incredible and overwhelming success. The order we received from our commander in chief was focused. It was powerful, and it was clear we devastated the Iranian nuclear program. But it’s worth noting the operation did not target Iranian troops or the Iranian people for the entirety of his time in office.”
Hegseth went on:
“The mission demonstrated to the world the level of joint and allied integration that speak to the strength of our alliance and our joint forces. As President Trump has stated, the United States does not seek war, but let me be clear we will act swiftly and decisively when our people, our partners or our interests are threatened. Iran should listen to the United States and know that he means it.”
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan ‘Razin’ Caine Explains Donald Trump’s ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’
Following Hegseth, Caine addressed the media and explained the strikes in the attack, dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer.” Caine said it included the use of submarines, dozens of Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, and the “longest B-2 spirit bomber mission since 2001.” He added:
“At approximately 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time last night and just prior to the strike package entering Iran, a U.S. submarine in the Central Command area of responsibility launched more than two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles against key surface infrastructure targets as often as the Operation Midnight Hammer strike package entered Iranian airspace. The U.S. employed several deception tactics.”
Caine continued:
“This was a highly classified mission with very few people in Washington knowing the timing or nature of this plan. I’ll refer you to the graphic on the side as I walk you through some of the operational details. At midnight Friday into Saturday morning, a large B-2 strike package comprised of bombers launched from the continental United States as part of the plan to maintain tactical surprise. Part of the package proceeded to the west and into the Pacific as a decoy. A deception effort, known only to an extremely small number of planners and key leaders here in Washington and in Tampa.”
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