Hegseth holds press conference following US strikes on Iran

Defense Minister Beit Higseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of General Dan “Razin” held a Pentagon press conference early on Sunday morning to convey details about the successful strikes of the American army on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Higseth said on Sunday morning from the Pentagon: “Last night, on the orders of president Trump, the US Central Command conducted a precise blow in the middle of the night against three nuclear facilities in Iran Ford and Natanz and Esfahan in order to destroy or deteriorate the Iranian nuclear program strongly.”

“It was an incredible and overwhelming success,” Hegseth continued. “It was what we received from our leader in the leader focusing. It was strong, and it was clear that we destroyed the Iranian nuclear program. But it should be noted that the operation did not target the Iranian forces or the Iranian people throughout his time in office.”

The press conference was held after President Donald Trump in front of the nation at 10 pm on Saturday evening, a few hours after he announced the successful strikes of a trilogy of Iranian nuclear facilities.

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“The mission has shown to the world the level of common integration and animal that speaks to the power of our alliance and our joint forces,” Higseth continued. As President Trump said, the United States does not seek war, but let me be clear: We will act quickly and decisively when our people, our partners or our interests are threatened. Iran must listen to the United States and know it means that. ”

Kane addressed the media and explained the strikes, which was called “midnight Hummer”, on the use of submarines, dozens of flight missiles for Tomahawk surface attack, and “Tal Toning B-2 Spirit Bomber since 2001.”

“At approximately 5 pm East time time last night, and before the strike package that enters Iran, an American submarine in the field of central leadership launched more than twenty lands of Tomahawk wild missiles to attack the main surface infrastructure targets whenever Hummer’s package entered in the middle of the night, Kane entered.” The United States used many methods of deception. ”

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Kane, the right, and the Minister of Defense Beit Higseth. (Getty Images)

“This was a very secret task with a very few people in Washington knowing the timing or nature of this plan,” continued. “I will refer you to the side of the side while I was walking in some operational details. In midnight on Friday until Saturday morning, the B-2 strike that consists of launchers launched from the continental United States as part of the plan to maintain the tactical surprise. Part of the package moved in the West and to Pacific as a renewal effort, known only to a large number of brands.

Trump addresses the nation about “amazing military success” from American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities

Defense Minister Beit Higseth held a press conference in the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Fox News / The Will Cain Show)

Trump announced that the United States has hit a triple of nuclear facilities in Iran through a social job on Saturday, which was not preceded by any media leakage of the previous sign, these strikes were imminent.

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Trump was shocked by five to six bombs of wooden bombs on the nuclear site, Trump told Sean Hanity Fox News shortly after the announcement of Saturday night strikes.

Trump later addressed the nation from the White House while it was surrounded by Vice President C.

Trump announces a “very successful attack” on the Iranian nuclear program, where US forces are hitting 3 main sites

“The nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran have been completely obliterated,” Trump said. “And Iran, the fatwa in the Middle East, must make peace now. If they do not do so, the future attacks will be much larger and easier.”

Vice President c. (Carlos Baria/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Pictures)

Trump was over and over again Urging Iran To conclude a deal on its nuclear program before hitting its nuclear facilities, but the country withdrew from the ongoing talks with the United States scheduled for June 15 in Amman and refused to return to the table in the following days. Israel proactively ordered the strike in Iran on June 12, and Israeli information indicated that the Iranian nuclear program is progressing quickly.

“A short time ago, the American army carried out huge strokes on the three major nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordo, Natanz and Safhan,” Trump said during his speech. “Everyone heard these names for years because they built this terrible devastating institution. Our goal was to destroy the ability of Iranian nuclear enrichment, and stopped the nuclear threat posed by the first terrorist sponsor in the world. Tonight, I can inform the world that strikes were amazing military success.”

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For 40 years, Iran was saying, “Death to America. Death to Israel. ” “This was their specialty. We lost more than a thousand people, and hundreds of thousands died throughout the Middle East and around the world as a direct result of their hatred in particular.”

The President said that the United States worked like a team with Israel in the period before the strikes.

“I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu,” he said. “We have worked as a team, like perhaps no team before, and we have come a long way to erase this terrible threat to Israel. I would like to thank the Israeli army for the wonderful job they did. And most importantly, I would like to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those wonderful machines tonight and all the army in the United States for many of the effects that the world has not seen much.”

Kane told the media that the strikes on Saturday evening were led by the United States, while they were praising Israel for its initial operations, “Iranian capabilities”.

Kane said: “Israel has achieved incredible military success, especially at first and continuing in the humiliating Iranian capabilities, and the misery of Iranian bombers,” Kane said. “It was amazing to see what our ally for Israel was able to do.”

“But with regard to this strike, this was working in the United States and led by the United States,” he added. “We have benefited from some preparatory work that was carried out during the past week and half.”

Higseth confirmed that Trump focuses on securing peace in the Middle East after strikes.

“With the president’s situation last night, he wants peace,” he said. “There must be a settlement of negotiations here. We have finally demonstrated that Iran cannot have nuclear ability. This is a very clear task in this process.”

President Donald Trump in the position room, June 21, 2025. (White House via X)

Israel launched preventive strikes on Iran on June 12, after months of attempts, nuclear negotiations and the increasing anxiety that Iran was progressing on its nuclear program. Netanyahu announced shortly after that the strikes were necessary for “a decline in the Iranian threat to the survival of Israel.”

The strikes were not unexpected on Saturday evening, as Trump said on Thursday that he would take a decision on Iran in the next two weeks, indicating that such a strike will not be revealed during the weekend. While six B-2 bombers that were seen heading west of Missouri’s state towards Guam on Saturday afternoon, there were two sly and part of “misleading stories that were placed there to explain that maybe President Trump has cleared the decision.”

During his conversation with Fox News, “Brett Bayer on Saturday evening” said that they could not arrive in Iran in time to participate in this strike, “and she spoke with Fox News” Brett Bayer on Saturday evening: “These six B-2 who were heading west towards Guam, they will not have arrived in Iran at the appropriate time to participate in this strike.” “So, this indicates to me that there is an additional package of B-1 that may have been heading east of the Whiteman Air Force base. Once again, all this was part of the deception. There were many misleading stories that were placed there to explain that President Trump may rid the decision and that this would happen two weeks from now.”

Trump obtained praise from the two parties from the congress to take measures to prevent Iran, the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism, from achieving nuclear capabilities.

However, other members of Congress at the same time criticized the lack of approval of Congress before military strikes and raised fears of the threat of war.

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The supreme leader of Iran has not yet commented on Ayatollah Ali Khawnai on the strikes. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragichi said diplomacy is an unlikely option in the wake of the American strikes.

Iranian flags fly while fire and smoking from an Israeli attack on the height of Sharan Oil Depot, after the Israeli strikes in Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025. (Majid Asgaripour/Wana (West Asian News Agency) via Reuters)

“Last week, we were in negotiations with the United States when Israel decided to detonate that diplomacy. This week, we had talks with E3/the European Union when the United States decided to detonate that diplomacy,” Aragici wrote on X. “What is the conclusion that you will extract?”

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Aragici said he would travel to Moscow later on Sunday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Iran has a “strategic partnership.”

Higseth said on Sunday during the press conference that correspondence with Iran is being publicly and privately conducting a peace deal.

“I can only confirm that there are public and private messages that are being delivered directly to the Iranians in multiple channels, which gives them every opportunity to come to the table. They understand exactly what the American position is. Specifically, what steps they can take to allow peace.” “We hope to do that.”