US Admiral Claims: "Over 30 Iranian Ships Sunk"

A U.S. admiral claims that American forces have sunk "over thirty ships" belonging to Iran since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war against the Islamic Republic.

Admiral Brad Cooper, head of the joint command responsible for the Middle East region, stated that the U.S. armed forces have sunk "over thirty ships" of Iran since the U.S. and Israel began the war against the Islamic Republic on Saturday.

"Our strikes against the Iranian (war) navy have intensified. You may have heard President (of the USA Donald Trump) say a few minutes ago that we have sunk or destroyed 24 ships. That was true at that moment. We have now destroyed over thirty, and in the last few hours, we hit a ship carrying unmanned aerial vehicles, a ship almost the size of a World War II aircraft carrier. It is on fire as we speak," said Admiral Cooper during a press conference.

Ballistic missile launches and unmanned aerial vehicle attacks from Iran continue to show a sharp downward trend, the officer assured.

The previous day, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. National Defense, General Dan Kane, had spoken of reductions of 86% and 73% respectively.

He reported that Tehran's forces had launched "over 500 ballistic missiles and over 2,000 drones across the region" since the start of the war on Saturday.

"To the extent that we are entering the following phase of this operation, we will systematically destroy Iran's missile production capabilities in the future," Admiral Cooper assured.

Source: APE