US has knocked out 42 Iranian navy ships: Trump
US 'did the world a favour' launching war on Iran, he says
US President Donald Trump said US strikes on Iran have significantly damaged the country's military capabilities, claiming its navy, air force and communications infrastructure have been heavily hit, reports Al Jazeera.
Speaking at an event in Florida today (7 March), Trump said US forces had destroyed 42 Iranian naval vessels in recent days and knocked out much of the country's air power and telecommunications systems.
He also said previous US strikes targeted facilities linked to Iran's nuclear programme, claiming Tehran had been close to obtaining a nuclear weapon before the attacks.
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Trump described the operation as a major success and said the strikes had dealt a decisive blow to Iran's military capabilities.
The US president is expected to travel later to Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of six US service members who have been killed in the conflict so far.
US 'did the world a favour' launching war on Iran
The US president said on a scale of 0 to 10, the progress of his country's campaign against Iran so far is a 15.
The war on Iran is "a service that we're providing, not for the Middle East but for the world", Trump said.
"These were sick people, very sick people," he said of those killed in US-Israeli attacks so far.
US-Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,330 people so far, according to Iranian authorities.
