US Intensifies Strikes on Iran
"Every day, we're striking hard at Iranian ballistic missile and drones. To date, we have struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran, including more than 60 ships using a variety of precision weapon systems," Cooper said in a video message distributed on the US social media platform X.
Tensions in the region have surged since February 28, when the US and Israel conducted a coordinated attack on Iran, resulting in over 1,300 fatalities, among them former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
In response, Iran has carried out drone and missile strikes aimed at Israel and Gulf nations hosting US military forces.
Cooper mentioned that US strike activities have accelerated in recent days, with successive waves of assaults launched from multiple angles.
"Just yesterday, we had strike waves nearly every hour from different locations and directions going into Iran. We also took out the last of four Soleimani-class warships. That's an entire class of Iranian ships now out of the fight."
His statements followed comments from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who indicated that Tuesday would mark the "most intense" day of US military strikes in the ongoing operation against Iran.
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