US to launch ‘largest strike package’ yet on Thursday: Defense chief
Baku, March 19, AZERTAC
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that his country would launch "the largest strike package yet" on Iran on Thursday, as part of an ongoing operation which began last month, Anadolu Agency reported.
"Today, we've struck over 7,000 targets across Iran and its military infrastructure ... and again, today will be the largest strike package yet," Hegseth told a news conference alongside Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Hegseth said the US' objective remained "unchanged" which is to destroy missiles, launchers and Iran's defense industrial base, and their navy.
He also declined to set a "definitive timeframe" on the end of the operation against Iran, saying "but we're very much on plan."
The US and Israel have continued a joint offensive on Iran since Feb. 28, killing so far more than 1,200 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.
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