Overnight, on President Trump’s orders, the Department of War commenced OPERATION EPIC FURY — the most lethal and precise aerial operation in history.

We will not tolerate missiles targeting the American people. Those missiles — and Iran’s missile production — will be destroyed.

The Iranian navy will be destroyed.

And Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

The United States did not start this conflict, but we will finish it.

If you kill or threaten Americans anywhere in the world, we will hunt you down and kill you.

The most devastating offensive operation in the history of Iran’s armed forces will begin within moments, targeting the occupied territories and American terrorist bases.

Trump is going to pay a price paid by no American president of all time!

Revenge is coming!

“Because they are getting beat up badly,” Trump said, calling the operation “a great day for this country, a great day for the world.”

He said Iran’s retaliation was expected but “less than we thought,” adding:

“We thought it’d be double.”

Roughly 40 Iranian officials were reportedly killed.

No U.S. casualties have been reported so far.

Trump said he is open to working with Congress and declined to say whether he considers the conflict a “war,” saying he remains focused on eliminating threats to the U.S.