Washington, March 31 (IANS) The United States on Tuesday said that its ongoing military campaign against Iran is eroding the country’s armed forces, citing intelligence assessments of declining morale, desertions and shortages among key personnel. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters at a Pentagon news conference that the US strikes are increasingly affecting Iranian military cohesion and command structures.“The latest intel is clear… strikes are damaging the morale of the Iranian…
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Washington, March 13 (IANS) U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth used part of a Pentagon briefing on the Iran conflict on Friday to sharply criticise media coverage of the war and even suggest alternative headlines he said would better reflect the situation on the battlefield. Speaking during a news conference alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, Hegseth accused sections of the press of mischaracterising the conflict and focusing on narratives that, in his view, oversta…
Washington, March 13 (IANS) The US has fired its new Precision Strike Missile for the first time in combat during operations against Iran, marking a milestone in the use of advanced American artillery systems, a top U.S. military official said Thursday. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine revealed the development during a briefing to reporters on the progress of the military campaign.“In just the first 13 days of this operation, our artillery forces have made history,” Caine…
Washington, March 13 (IANS) The US said Friday that its military campaign against Iran had sharply degraded Tehran’s armed forces, with more than 6,000 targets struck and Iranian naval power rendered “combat ineffective” as the conflict entered its 13th day. At a Pentagon news conference, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said American forces were intensifying operations under what officials described as Operation Epic Fury, targeting I…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) A newly surfaced video appears to show a US Tomahawk cruise missile striking an Iranian military facility next to an elementary school in the southern town of Minab, adding new questions to competing claims over a deadly attack that reportedly killed scores of civilians, including children.The footage, first released by Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency and later analysed by investigative researchers and reported by international media outlets including The New Y…