Trump Addresses Operation Epic Fury
On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump provided an update on Operation Epic Fury, mentioning that the families of 13 U.S. service members who lost their lives have urged the military to “finish the job” against Iran.
“Our people and their loved ones were saying, ‘Please, please get the job done,'” Trump noted, adding that this was a call to action he felt deeply.
He paid tribute to the fallen soldiers from both the Army and the Air Force. “We salute them,” he said. “Now we have to honor their sacrifice by completing the mission for which they gave their lives.”
Trump Suggests Military Action Against Iran
Since the initiation of the Iran campaign, 13 American military personnel, aged between 20 and 54, have died in the Middle East. Chief among these losses were six Army soldiers killed in a drone strike on March 1, and six Air Force members who lost their lives in a tanker plane crash on March 12. Additionally, Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington was killed in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
In his speech, Trump stated that the “core strategic objectives” of the operation are reaching completion. He emphasized this progress while remembering the 13 service members who sacrificed their lives to help ensure a secure future free from Iranian nuclear threats.
Conflict Approaching Conclusion Despite Disapproval
Trump has visited Dover Air Force Base on two occasions since the conflict began to honor the fallen heroes being returned to American soil. “I wanted to be there for our heroes as they returned home,” he shared, recalling moments with the service members’ families.
He confidently proclaimed that the U.S. is “on track” to meet all its campaign goals “soon.” However, he indicated that military action is imminent, promising that they will “attack them hard over the next two to three weeks,” and even claimed, “We’re going to take them back to the Stone Age, where they belong.”
Call for Global Resolve
Trump emphasized that all the families of the fallen service members expressed their desire for the military to proceed with the operation. “None of it,” he reiterated, assuring that the job will be completed quickly, stating that they are getting “pretty close.”
