Leavittová stated that during the operation the United States had already eliminated the Iranian navy. More than 30 Iranian naval vessels were sunk and the navy was labeled as “combat ineffective”.
“Just six days after the start of the operation, Iran’s retaliatory ballistic missile attacks are down by 90 percent,” she said, continuing: “We’ve seen Hezbollah and the Houthis put up almost no resistance in the last six days.”
Regarding the future of Iran, she limited herself to: “It is in the best interest of the United States of America that Iran is no longer led by a radical terrorist regime,” she said.
Trump said on his social network Truth Social that he wants Iran to have a good leader, and that the Americans have several such people in their sights. According to Trump, after the selection of a new Iranian leader, the United States and its allies will participate in the reconstruction of the country.
At the same time, the head of the White House declared earlier this week that he must personally participate in the selection of the Iranian leader. There are unconfirmed reports from Tehran that his son Mojtaba Khamenei could become the Ayatollah’s successor. However, Trump described such a step as unacceptable in an interview for the Axios server.
