Pentagon Chief Hegset Declares US Victory, But Acknowledges Iran's Retained Potential
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Pete Hegset declared the destruction of Iran's military potential after Operation "Epic Fury." Tehran retained some drones, but lost its control system.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that the United States considers the war with Iran concluded in its favor, but admitted that Tehran retains some capabilities for attacks. He said this during a briefing, UNN reports with reference to CNN.
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According to the Pentagon chief, Operation "Epic Fury" was decisive and significantly weakened Iran's military potential.
Operation "Epic Fury" was a historic and convincing victory on the battlefield. By any measure, it destroyed a significant portion of Iran's military capabilities and rendered them combat-ineffective for years to come.
At the same time, American intelligence estimates that Iran has retained some launchers and a significant arsenal of drones.
Hegseth acknowledged the existence of residual capabilities, but emphasized that they are limited.
What they have left and hidden in bunkers is all they have. They can still shoot, we know that, but their command and control system is so destroyed that they are unable to coordinate actions. Only isolated strikes are possible, and that would be very unwise.