TRUMP: THERE IS NO END DATE FOR THE WAR, AND WE SEEK COMPLETE MILITARY DOMINANCE OVER IRAN
US President Donald Trump asserted on Saturday that his country seeks to impose complete military dominance over Iran, indicating that the war will continue as long as necessary.
Trump told reporters that most of Iran’s military capabilities had disappeared, that Tehran no longer had any significant radars or effective air defense systems, and that US forces had decimated Iran’s navy and air force.
He added that he could not predict how long the repercussions of the war on global energy prices would last, noting that his country was considering several options for dealing with the vital Strait of Hormuz issue.
These statements fall within the context of the joint military operation between Washington and Tel Aviv, which was launched on February 28th and, according to the announcement by the American administration, aims to destroy the Iranian missile arsenal and its production capacity, eliminate the Iranian navy, and prevent Tehran from possessing nuclear weapons.
Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, through which about twenty percent of the world’s oil supplies pass, and where the war has led to a near-halt in commercial shipping, US forces destroyed 16 Iranian ships used for planting mines near the strait, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that it would not allow oil to pass through the strait as long as the US raids continued.
In terms of human casualties, the military operations have so far claimed the lives of more than 1,200 people in Iran, 570 in Lebanon, and 12 in Israel. On the American side, seven US soldiers have been killed and approximately 140 others wounded in Iranian retaliatory strikes.