The Pentagon’s Inspector General’s Office released a 44-page report on President Donald Trump’s war against Iran called “Operation Epic Fury,” and identified key weapons shortages and extensive damage to U.S. assets in the Middle East, which run counter to the White House’s claim that the war has essentially been won and the U.S. has no shortage of weapons.
The Houthis in Yemen made big gains last week and seized areas along the Red Sea coast and a strategic island in the vital Bab al-Mandab Strait, which was seen as a major setback for the Saudis and a new headache for the Trump administration that has been at war with Iran in the nearby Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a Rosh Hashanah toast earlier this month during a meeting with top security officials and said that the end of the “Iranian regime is near” and that he was determined to see its downfall.
Manouchehr Mottaki, Iran’s former top diplomat, warned in an interview last week that if the U.S. employs nuclear weapons in the war, it would lead to an escalation that cannot be contained and kick off WWIII.
President Donald Trump told reporters last week that the war between the U.S. and Iran will end immediately after the midterm elections because Tehran does not have the ability to absorb continued punishment from Washington.
President Donald Trump said in an interview last week that he does not regret going to war with Iran, and, if given the chance, there is nothing that he would do differently – despite flailing approval numbers.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced the continued IDF strikes across southern Lebanon and called on the United Nations and Muslim countries in the region to intervene to prevent more bloodshed during Israel’s land theft.