US President Donald Trump holds press conference
US President Donald Trump on Monday held a press conference on Monday giving as his 48-hour deadline set for Iran looms. The US president gave out details on the 2 airmen rescued after US jets went down in Iranian territory, while reiterating his warnings to ‘take out Iran’During a press conference, he said, “Iran could be taken out in one night.” He also mentioned how military worked in the “historic operation”.He was joined by senior national security officials, including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and special envoy Steve Witkoff, along with his children Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump and their spouses.Here’s what the US President said in news conference
- Amid the looming deadline to open Strait of Hormuz, he said, “Iran could be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.”
- “US military personnel faced gunfire at very close range during rescue in Iran,” said the US President, referring to the rescue operation for the two pilots, adding that “God was watching us” while talking about its success.
- He further added, “Second rescue mission in Iran involved 155 aircraft.” Trump also said more than 170 US military aircraft were deployed in the Iran rescue mission, including 21 in the first operation and 155 in the second, adding that two transport planes were destroyed after getting stuck in sand.
- Donald Trump alleged that details of the Iran pilot rescue operation were leaked. He said that he would “ask the media organisation to reveal the name” of the Iran rescue leak source, warning it was a “national security” issue and that the person responsible could face jail if they don’t cooperate. “We have to find that leaker because that’s a sick person… They put this mission at great risk,” he added.
- Further revealing more details, he continued, “it included four bombers, 64 fighters, 48 refueling tankers, 13 rescue aircraft, among others.”
- Donald Trump also said that the rescued airman was hiding in Iranian mountains and kept climbing higher to improve chances of recovery, calling the mission “like finding a needle in a haystack.”
- “As Commander-in-Chief, I never forget the extraordinary risk taken by the warriors that we send into battle — and the genius,” said Trump.
- “Over the past 37 days, America’s armed forces have carried out more than 10,000 combat flights over Iran, striking more than 13,000 targets,” said the POTUS on Operation Epic Fury.”It’s a record that is unparalleled in the history of military air operations,” he added.
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