The White House on Wednesday touted achieving a ceasefire and said the United States “exceeded” all military objectives in the Iran war within the initially projected time frame.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt underscored the accomplishment during a press briefing after President Donald Trump’s announcement of the two-week ceasefire on Tuesday night.
“With respect to the two-week ceasefire announced by President Trump last night, this is a victory for the United States of America that the president and our incredible military made happen,” Leavitt told reporters.
“From the very beginning of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump stated this would be a four-to-six week military operation to dismantle the military threat posed by the radical Islamic Iranian regime,” she added.
Leavitt stressed that the United States “achieved and exceeded” its core objectives in the war in just over five weeks.
“The U.S. military destroyed Iran’s defense
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