WASHINGTON—In a primetime address on April 1, President Donald Trump described combat operations as nearly complete after just over a month of fighting.
“Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks,” Trump said in his White House speech.
In the hours before the president’s remarks, U.S. forces announced they had struck more than 12,300 Iranian targets since commencing combat operations—known as Operation Epic Fury—on Feb. 28. Israeli forces have also conducted thousands of strikes on Iran over the past month.
Meanwhile, Iranian forces kept launching missile and drone attacks against Israel and various other countries across the region, targeting places that have hosted U.S. forces….
