Hegseth on Iran:

They can no longer build missiles, build rockets, build launchers or build UAVs.

Hegseth:

Trump had the power to cripple Iran’s entire economy in minutes.

But he chose mercy.

Hegseth:

They know this agreement means they will never, ever possess a nuclear weapon.

Under the terms, any nuclear material they should not have will be removed — any material.

Their facilities are deeply buried and watched 24/7 overhead.

Trump has been clear from the beginning: there will be no Iranian nuclear weapons. Period. Full stop.

Hegseth:

The Iranians were humiliated and demoralized.

We control their fate, not the other way around. That’s why they came to the table.

Hegseth:

Iran begged for this ceasefire — and we all know it.

Hegseth:

The War Department, for now, has done its part. We stand ready in the background to ensure Iran upholds every reasonable term.

And as everyone knows, nobody makes a better deal than Trump.

To the warriors of Epic Fury, I say: well done.

Job well done. But stay vigilant. And stay ready.

Hegseth:

God deserves all the glory.

Hegseth:

Our so-called allies saw what real capability looks like. They should take some notes.

General Caine:

Let us be clear: a ceasefire is a pause, and the Joint Force remains ready if ordered or called upon to resume combat operations...

We hope that will not be the case.

General Caine:

I want to thank to our Gulf partners who fought alongside each and every one of us every day — the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan — all of whom joined us to defend and protect our people and our assets, and who, if required, stand ready to do so again.

General Caine:

Since the beginning of major combat operations, the United States Joint Forces struck more than 13,000 targets — including more than 4,000 dynamic targets that emerged on the battlefield and were immediately addressed.

CENTCOM forces destroyed approximately 80 percent of Iran’s air defense systems, striking more than 1,500 air defense targets, more than 450 ballistic missile storage facilities, and 800 one-way attack drone storage facilities.

All of these systems are gone. We have devastated Iran’s command and control and logistical networks, destroying more than 2,000 command-and-control nodes and degrading their ability to target U.S. and friendly forces.

General Caine:

We assess that we’ve sunk more than 90 percent of their regular fleet, including all major surface combatants.

150 ships are at the bottom of the ocean, along with half of the IRGC Navy’s small attack boats.

Joint fires projected from the land, sea, and air executed more than 700 strikes against naval mine targets, and we assess that we destroyed more than 95 percent of their naval mines.

And perhaps most importantly, we’ve destroyed Iran’s defense industrial base.

General Caine:

We attacked, along with our partners, approximately 90 percent of their weapons factories. Every factory that produced Shahed one-way attack drones was struck. Every factory that produces the guidance systems that go into those drones was struck.

Their missile defense industrial base was shattered, with more than 80 percent of their missile facilities gone, as well as their solid rocket motor production capability.

It will take years for Iran to rebuild any major surface combatants, as more than 20 naval production and fabrication facilities have been damaged or destroyed.

Nearly 80 percent of Iran’s nuclear industrial base was hit, further degrading their attempts to attain a nuclear weapon.

General Caine:

The Joint Force flew more than 10,000 missions, including 62 bomber missions — 18 of which flew round-trip from the United States to deliver military ordnance on military targets.

Each of these missions lasted more than 30 hours, and we did that 18 times. No other military in the world can do that.

BREAKING: A drone struck a pumping station on Saudi Arabia’s key east-west oil pipeline, which carries crude from the Gulf to the Red Sea.

Source: FT

General Caine:

We have thus far intercepted 1,700 ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones, defending our forces, our partners, and the civilian population — and we remain ready to do so should the need arise.

General Caine:

We consumed more than 6 million meals and, by my estimate, more than 950,000 gallons of coffee, 2 million energy drinks, and a lot of nicotine — but I am not saying that we have a problem.

Hegseth:

We’ll be hanging around. We’re not going anywhere.

We’re going to make sure Iran complies with this ceasefire and ultimately comes to the table and makes a deal.

Hegseth on Iran’s buried enriched uranium:

They will either give it to us, as the President has laid out — they’ll give it to us voluntarily — or we’ll get it.

We’ll take it. We’ll take it out.

Or, if we have to do something else ourselves, like we did in Operation Midnight Hammer or something similar, we reserve that option.

Hegseth:

Iran would be wise to find a way to get the message out to their troops in remote locations not to shoot anymore one-way attack drones or missiles, because sometimes it takes time for ceasefires to take hold.

Hegseth:

We had some military targets on Kharg, which was a signal. They can’t defend it, and so the Iranians ultimately understood their position — their future.

Their ability to produce and generate power to fuel their regime was in our hands. It was in President Trump’s hands. That’s why they came to the table.

He ultimately made clear: we can take it all from you. Your ability to export energy can be taken away, and the United States military has the ability to strike those targets with impunity.

That type of pressure is what brought them to the point where they effectively said, “Okay. We want to cut this deal.”