On Monday, the Commander of the US Central Command publicly released before-and-after comparison photos of the US military striking multiple targets in Iran. The airstrikes targeted defense industry bases in Iran aimed at destroying the Iranian regime. According to the Commander, the US military and its allies have conducted 6,000 airstrikes in the past 16 days.
In a video update about “Operation Epic Fury,” Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the Commander of the US Central Command, stated that the photos contrast the “ruins” of facilities in Iran that were once used to manufacture military weapons.
Cooper briefed in the video that in the past 16 days, the US and its allied forces have carried out over 6,000 combat flight missions, maintaining air superiority over Iranian airspace.
He mentioned that the strikes were intended to destroy Iranian ballistic missiles, drones, maritime threats, and dismantle Iran’s defense industry infrastructure.
Cooper showcased photos of an Iranian Navy drone storage facility near the Strait of Hormuz on March 1, an attack drone production factory in Tehran on March 5, and the Yazd Military Depot destroyed on February 28.
After presenting each photo, he displayed the flattened aftermath of each location following the US airstrikes.
Cooper noted that the eight buildings destroyed at the Yazd Military Depot were part of the missile command infrastructure of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and were used for producing light and heavy torpedoes.
“The actions of the US and its allies are on track to achieve their established objectives, namely to achieve very clear military goals, and to eliminate Iran’s ability to project power against the United States and its neighboring countries,” he continued.
Cooper also stated that the US is “fully committed” to eliminating the threat posed by Iran to commercial activities in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Through coordinated operations of air, land, and sea forces, we have successfully destroyed over a hundred Iranian naval vessels, and our operations are far from over. We will continue to rapidly diminish Iran’s ability to threaten the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and its surrounding waters,” he said.
Regarding Harq Island, the Commander of the US Central Command mentioned on Monday that the US military conducted large-scale precision strikes on the island last week, hitting over 90 military targets, including mine and missile storage facilities.
He also noted that in the past two weeks, Iran has carried out over 300 attacks in the region, targeting civilian areas in neighboring countries.
Cooper emphasized that the US military continues to collaborate with nations affected by indiscriminate attacks by Iran, working together to defend against Iranian aggression.