Trump Says US Hit Newly Built Iranian Air Defence Site

United States President Donald Trump has stated American forces struck a newly accomplished Iranian air defence facility in a single day, describing the operation as restricted and insisting that Washington was not engaged in a full-scale conflict with Tehran.

Trump disclosed this in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, saying the US had monitored the development of the power for about two months earlier than attacking it shortly after its completion.

“They built an anti-aircraft facility. It took them about two months. We watched it get built. As soon as it was completed, we hit it last night,” he stated.

Describing the operation as restricted, Trump added, “It was just a minor attack. It wasn’t war.”

“And you know, when you talk about war, this isn’t really war,” he stated. “We hit it very hard at the beginning, but that was it.”

His feedback got here a day after US forces carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island within the Strait of Hormuz.

US officers described the Qeshm operation as restricted and defensive, saying it was meant to counter threats from Iranian forces utilizing surface-to-air missiles in opposition to American property.

Iranian state media reported explosions on the island, whereas US officers stated the strikes didn’t point out a return to main fight operations.

The newest assaults come amid persevering with tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz and the safety of transport by the strategic waterway.