CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper:

U.S. combat power is building as Iranian combat power declines.

CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper:

In the last 72 hours, America’s bomber force has struck nearly 200 targets deep inside Iran, including around Tehran.

In just the last hour, U.S. B-2 bombers dropped dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs targeting deeply buried ballistic missile launchers.

We also struck Iran’s equivalent of Space Command.

CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper:

Ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90% since day one. Drone attacks have decreased by 83% since day one.

CENTCOM account on X first denied rumors that a U.S. fighter jet “crashed” over Basra, then the edited version denied rumors that a jet was “shot down” over Basra.

CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper:

We destroyed over 30 ships.

We hit a Iranian drone carrier ship, and as we speak it is on fire.

Hegseth on Iran:

Those reports of an F-15 being shot down are false.

As you can imagine, Iran is doing everything it can to peddle lies, deception, and the inflation of numbers and reality — mostly to propagandize to their own people.

Hegseth on Iran:

Ultimately, Trump is having a heck of a say in who runs Iran, given the ongoing operation we have.

CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper on LUCAS:

LUCAS is indispensable.

Hegseth on Iran:

Don’t go out and protest while bombs are dropping... there will come a moment when they determine it is the time to seize that advantage.

Hegseth on Iran:

I think it’s safe to say there’s no plan for a wave of new Middle Eastern refugees to the United States of America.

There are a lot of countries in the region capable of providing that support if need be.

Hegseth on Iran:

The amount of firepower over Iran and Tehran is about to surge dramatically.

Hegseth on Iran:

This idea that the war might be expanded, or there’s chaos — nothing could be further from the truth.

The Pentagon is preparing to ask Congress for more money to replenish weapons used in the past week of fighting with Iran.

Heavy use of Patriot, Tomahawk, and THAAD missiles has strained U.S. stockpiles.

The Trump administration is pushing defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and RTX to rapidly increase missile production, but supply-chain limits may slow expansion.

Early estimates say the first four days of strikes cost about $11 billion, including missile interceptors, bombs, ships, and aircraft deployments.

Source: WSJ

Saudi Defense Ministry:

Three ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base were intercepted and destroyed.

BREAKING: U.S. investigators think it’s possible/likely U.S. forces hit a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, killing many children.

CENTCOM released footage showing the strike on the IRGC Navy aircraft carrier Shahid Bagheri.

The ship is a converted container vessel (Perarin) that was turned into a drone carrier by adding an angled flight deck with a ski-jump for launching UAVs.

Three U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drones were lost during an operation in Iran.

One drone attempted to land near the Iranian coast, but the crash sites of all three remain unknown.

One UAV was reportedly lost due to friendly fire from Qatari air defenses.

Source: CBS