The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, sharply criticized US President Donald Trump, considering that he has dragged his country into an unjust military conflict against Tehran. Larijani indicated that this war came as a result of the impulses and actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which he described as farcical, warning of the repercussions of continuing on this path.
The Iranian official, in a direct message to Trump, questioned the usefulness of the slogan 'America First' in light of the increasing human losses among American forces. Larijani stressed that the killing of more than 500 American soldiers in a few days necessitates a real review of whether Israeli interests have overshadowed American national priorities.
On the ground, Tehran announced that the death toll among American forces has exceeded 500 since the start of current military operations. In a related context, a commander in the naval forces of the Revolutionary Guard revealed that his forces succeeded in targeting more than 10 ships and oil tankers, as part of the Iranian response to the joint attacks.
For his part, US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, described the results of his country's military operations against Iran as 'historic' and unprecedented. Hegseth affirmed in a press conference held at the Pentagon that the ultimate goal is to completely destroy the enemy's military capabilities, stressing that more forces are on their way to the region soon.
The US Secretary expected that in the coming days, American and Israeli air forces would achieve absolute air superiority over all Iranian airspace. He explained that by the seventh day of the war, the joint forces would be able to neutralize missile threats and prevent Tehran from making any progress in its nuclear file by destroying vital facilities.
Hegseth stressed that the air power currently sweeping Iran's skies is the largest in the world, which has significantly reduced Iranian defensive capabilities. He considered that the joining of the Israeli air force to the operations made the attacks more destructive and impactful on Iranian military infrastructure, vowing to use an unlimited stock of precision bombs.
In a prominent field development, the US Secretary of Defense revealed that a US Navy submarine sank the Iranian frigate 'Iris Dina' in the waters of the Indian Ocean. This announcement came after reports from the Sri Lankan Navy confirmed the sinking of the warship near its coasts, while Hegseth described the operation as a 'silent death' and qualitative.
The Pentagon indicated that the sinking of the Iranian ship by a torpedo is the first of its kind against an enemy ship since the end of World War II. Hegseth affirmed that American forces are fighting with a doctrine aimed at achieving complete victory, just as they did in previous major conflicts fought by the United States.
These developments come amid a wide-ranging military aggression launched by Israel and the United States since last Saturday morning, targeting sensitive command centers in Iran. These attacks resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a number of senior security and military officials in the country.
In contrast, Tehran continues its military response by launching intensive barrages of ballistic missiles and drones towards Israeli targets and American bases in the region. Sources reported that some of these attacks resulted in casualties and injuries, in addition to causing material damage to civilian facilities in some neighboring countries.
Trump should hold himself accountable today if the slogan is still 'America First', or if it has become 'Israel First' after hundreds of his soldiers have been killed.
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Larijani attacks Trump as Washington announces sinking of Iranian frigate and pledges military reinforcements