U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says
The United States launched a significant bombing campaign against Iran, described by the Pentagon as the most intense strikes of the ongoing conflict. According to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the objective of the strikes is to eliminate Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons permanently.
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- Mar 10
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US Central Command had struck more than 5,000 targets to date.
Pete Hegseth declared that the United States is “winning” in the fight against Iran.
US is focused on three main objectives: to neutralise Tehran’s missile capabilities, destroy its navy and “permanently deny Iran nuclear weapons forever”.
Following US strikes on several key Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025, Trump claimed that the US had “obliterated” the Iranian nuclear programme.
Trump said on Monday that “the war is very complete”.
U.S. aimed to wipe out Iran’s capacity to obtain nuclear weapons “forever.”
Tehran residents say the Iranian capital has endured what they described as its worst night of aerial bombardment.
Iranians are exhausted and struggling to sleep after 10 days of Israeli and US attacks.
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