WASHINGTON: The White House told Republican lawmakers on that “America will win” and that “the terrorist Iranian regime will be defeated, ” as it defended President Donald Trump’s decision to launch major combat operations against Iran under “Operation Epic Fury.”
In an eight-page guidance circulated to lawmakers, the administration said Trump had ordered “major combat operations against the Iranian Regime” with clear and achievable goals.
The stated objectives include: “Destroy their missiles, and raze their missile industry to the ground. Annihilate their Navy.” The document also says the operation seeks to ensure “the regime’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilise the region or the world and attack our forces, ” and to guarantee that Iran can “NEVER obtain a nuclear weapon.”
Framing the action as long overdue, the White House said: “President Trump should be commended for killing terrorists and finally having the courage to do what American presidents for nearly 50 years have all contemplated but failed to execute.”