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Trump Says New U.S. Operations in Iran “Will Not Last Very Long”
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Trump Says New U.S. Operations in Iran “Will Not Last Very Long”

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Donald Trump said new U.S. operations in Iran would not last very long after the heaviest exchanges of fire between Tehran and Washington since July.
  • Trump said the United States destroyed an Iranian missile designed to lay mines and targeted efforts to restore missile systems and radar.
  • He said U.S. forces had eliminated newly built equipment near the Strait of Hormuz and were prepared to launch another attack.

Donald Trump said new U.S. operations in Iran “will not last very long” after the heaviest exchanges of fire between Tehran and Washington since July.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the U.S. president said Iran had been trying to build a missile capable of laying mines and that the United States destroyed it. He also said Iran was attempting to restore missile systems and radar that had been targeted in U.S. strikes.

Will not last very long

— Donald TrumpHe described the expected duration of new U.S. operations in Iran.

“We eliminated all the new equipment they tried to build along the Strait of Hormuz, some defensive, some offensive,” Trump said. “It was a very heavy attack last night, and we are prepared to carry out another one whenever we want.”

We eliminated all the new equipment they tried to build along the Strait of Hormuz, some defensive, some offensive. It was a very heavy attack last night, and we are prepared to carry out another one whenever we want.

— Donald TrumpHe described U.S. strikes against Iranian equipment and threatened further action.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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