Iran-US warfare newest: Trump says ‘we’re knocking the c**p out of them’ and threatens ‘large wave’ of recent strikes

Trump is now laying out his targets for the battle:

1. Destroying Iran’s missile capabilities and their capacity to supply new ones.

2. Annihilating their navy. He claims 10 ships have been destroyed already.

3. Stopping Iran from ever buying a nuclear weapon.

4. Stopping Iran from arming, funding and directing terrorists’ armies exterior of their borders.

Trump says that Iran refused to stop its pursuit of nuclear weapons as he opens the ceremony.

“As we speak the US army continues to hold out large-scale fight operations in Iran.”

He says that following strikes final summer season, Iran was attempting to reconstitute its ballistic missile programme.

“They ignored these warnings,” he says. He claims Iran had missiles “able to hitting Europe” and would quickly have had missiles able to reaching “our lovely America”.

“It was our final, finest likelihood to strike … and eradicate the insupportable threats posed by this sick and sinister regime,” he tells an viewers.

Donald Trump has arrived on the Medal of Honor ceremony within the East Room.

The occasion is meant to honour three US service members posthumously given the award for “acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and past the decision of obligation” in historic conflicts.

John Healey, the defence secretary, has commented on the Iranian strike on RAF Akrotiri.

Echoing the prime minister, he writes on social media: “Our greatest evaluation is that the drone was fired earlier than the Prime Minister’s assertion final night time on the US use of UK bases.

“I can affirm there have been no casualties and the harm is minimal. Our jets and gear at RAF Akrotiri are able to defend British folks, our bases, and our allies within the area and I’m happy with the professionalism of our Armed Forces’ and their households.

“As a precautionary measure we’re shifting households who stay at RAF Akrotiri to different momentary lodging in Cyprus. I’ve spoken to the Commander of British Forces in Cyprus this morning.”

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say that one other wave of assaults has been launched.

Iranian media is reporting that new missiles are getting used.

Donald Trump refused to rule out placing US boots on the bottom on Monday, because the battle entered its third day.

The president instructed the New York Put up: “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the bottom — like each president says, ‘There might be no boots on the bottom.’ I don’t say it.

“I say ‘most likely don’t want them,’ [or] ‘in the event that they have been obligatory.’”

Trump has estimated he expects the battle will go on for round 4 weeks, although mentioned the US army was presently “forward of schedule”.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s spouse, injured in a US-Israeli assault, has died, in keeping with Iranian state media.

Iranian TV presenters introduced that Mansoureh Khojasteh has died, two days after her husband was killed in his compound in Tehran.

State media reported on Sunday that Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law have been killed, too.

Qatar’s ministry of defence says in an announcement that its forces have shot down two Russian made SU24 plane from Iran.

“The Qatari Emiri Air Pressure efficiently shot down two SU-24 plane coming from the Islamic Republic of Iran,” in keeping with a press launch shared this afternoon.

“Seven ballistic missiles have been additionally efficiently intercepted by air defences, as have been 5 drones.”

Starmer says that the killing of Iran’s Supreme Chief Ali Khamenei has led Iran to strike army and financial targets in a extra “reckless” method within the area.

The loss of life of Khamenei “is not going to cease Iran from launching these strikes,” Starmer instructed parliament.

“In truth, their method is changing into much more reckless and extra harmful to civilians.”