War Secretary Pete Hegseth declared a "decisive military victory" in Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week truce.
Hegseth made the comments during a press conference at the Pentagon, telling reporters that the War Department had succeeded in decimating Iran's military capabilities.
"This morning, a big day for world peace. Iran wants it to happen. They've had enough. Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital V," Hegseth said.
"In less than 40 days, one of our combatant commands…CENTCOM, using less than 10% of America's total combat power, dismantled one of the world's largest militaries," he continued. "The world's leading state sponsor of terrorism proved utterly incapable of defending itself, its people or its territory.
"We utilized just a fraction of our strength, and Iran suffered a devastating military defeat. Together with our Israeli partners. America's military achieved every single objective on plan, on schedule, exactly as laid out from day one," he said.
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