Hours after Saturday evening hit three key nuclear facilities in Iran, the chairman of the common chiefs of the US General Dan Cane said that the attack on the Gulf land was “planned and executed across several domains” of the Army.
Reaching a press conference in the Pentagon on Sunday General Dan Cane confirmed that B-2 bombers were launched from the United States to an 18-hour flight to their goals for the “strike package”.
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He added, “Iranian warriors did not fly and it seems that Iranian missile systems did not see us.”
In addition, the US General said “Midnight Hammer operation” included several “fraud and bait” maneuvers.
He also added that the B-2 was used high-speed suppression fire and there is no hint of “no shots were fired” by Iranian defense.
Asked if Iran still retains any nuclear capacity after the attack, US General Dan Caine said it would be premature to comment on the damage before completing the assessment.
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“The initial evaluation of the damage to battle damage suggests that all three places have suffered extremely serious damage and destruction,” he said.
Damage evaluation:
US General Dan Caine, while briefing the press, said the assessment of the destruction of Iranian nuclear devices would take some time.
“I think the PDA (preliminary assessment of the damage) is still waiting and it would be too early to comment on what or what is not there yet,” General Caine told reporters in the Pentagon.
Although he refused to comment on specific movements made to protect US soldiers based in the Middle East.
“Our common strength remains ready to defend the United States – our units and our interests in the region,” General Caine said.
The “Midnight Hammer Operation” Timeline
Here is the timeline offered by the American chairman of the common chiefs of General Dan Caine from American strikes on Iranian nuclear devices that was coded “Midnight Hammer”, as CNN quotes.
Midnight et: Operation began on Friday morning, Caine said at a Pentagon press conference. When the B-2 bombers released from the US, some headed to the west as a bait, while the rest “running around the east with minimal communication during the 18-hour flight”.
Around 17:00 ET: Caine said that the American submarine “released more than two dozens of Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise against the key surface infrastructure” at the nuclear place of ISFAHAN in Iran.
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Around 18:40 ET: The B-2 bomber leader launched two massive bunkers in the Fordow nuclear place, Cain said, and “the remaining bombers hit their goals”.
These other goals were hit, Caine said, “Between 18:40 et and 19:05 et.”
This will place the timing of these attacks around 2:10 am in Iran.
Flight back to us: The US Army then “started her return home,” Caine said, noting that Iran on the US on his way in or out.
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