The United States military launched a new wave of airstrikes against Tehran Saturday and were reportedly rushing warplanes to the Middle East after Iranian attacks killed two American service members in Jordan.
The airstrikes began at 6 p.m. ET and were designed to further degrade the Iranian regime’s ability to “threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” US Central Command said in a statement.
CENTCOM also said the attacks on Tehran were intended to swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
President Trump, meanwhile, broke his silence late Saturday about the military deaths.
“[It’s a] very sad, it’s a very sad thing… we hate to see it happen. It’s in service to our country” Trump told NewsNation Saturday.
Trump then reportedly told the outlet that Iran could never get a nuclear weapon – and said he “couldn’t care less” that Iran announced they had exited the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries.
Two service members were killed, one is missing, and at least four were injured during an attack on Muwawffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on Friday.
Following that announcement, the Pentagon deployed additional warplanes toward the Gulf region, according to the Wall Street Journal.
S. F-16s are being sent from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, and stealth fighter jets, US F-35s are flying to the region from a US Air Base in Britain, the outlet reported.
Additional refueling planes had already been sent to the region in recent days.
