Donald Trump says US ahead of schedule in campaign against Iran

President Donald Trump has said that the United States will continue its military operation against Iran to eliminate the regimes missile capabilities nuclear ambitions and support for terrorismTrumps remarks come amid escalating tensions following the US and Israeli coordinated airstrikes across multiple Iranian cities on February 28 targeting military command centres airdefence systems missile sites and key regime infrastructure These strikes resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and four senior military and security officials with large explosions reported in Tehran and other major citiesFor almost 47 years this Iranian regime has been attacking the United States and killing Americans General Soleimani who was the father of the roadside bomb I terminated him in my first term This was our last best chance to strike what were doing right now and eliminate the intolerable threats posed by this sick and sinister regime he saidTrump reiterated that the US is ahead of its initial projections and vowed to continue its mission with determination until Irans growing threats are eliminatedFirst were destroying Irans missile capabilities Second were annihilating their Navy Weve knocked out already 10 ships Theyre at the bottom of the sea Third were ensuring that the worlds number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon he saidHe further added And finally were ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm fund and direct terrorist armies outside of their bordersFurther Trump warned that Irans regime already possessed missiles capable of striking Europe and US bases overseas and was nearing the capability to target the United StatesThe purpose of this fastgrowing missile program was to shield their nuclear weapon development and make it extraordinarily difficult for anyone to stop them from making these highly forbidden nuclear weapons he explainedTrump emphasised that allowing Iran to possess longrange missiles and nuclear weapons would pose a catastrophic threat to both the Middle East and the United StatesHe added We thought we had a deal but then they Iran backed out Then they came back and we thought we had a deal and they backed out I said you cant deal with these people Youve got to do it the right wayIn a tribute to the four American service members recently killed in action Trump vowed to continue the mission with unwavering determination In their memory we continue this mission with ferocious unyielding resolve to crush the threat this terrorist regime poses to the American peopleHe reiterated the superiority of the US military stating We have the strongest and most powerful by far military in the world and we will easily prevailTrump stated that the US was far ahead of initial expectations saying Right from the beginning we projected four to five weeks but we have the capability to go far longer than thatSomebody said today the President wants to do it really quickly and after that hell get bored I dont get bored Theres nothing boring about this he addedTrump also said that the mission to eliminate Irans military leadership was completed far ahead of schedule We also projected four weeks to terminate the military leadership and as you know that was done in about an hour so were ahead of schedule there by a lotOn February 28 the US and Israeli in coordinated airstrikes across multiple Iranian cities targeting military command centres airdefence systems missile sites and key regime infrastructure These strikes resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and four senior military and security officials with large explosions reported in Tehran and other major citiesIn response Iran also retaliated by launching ballistic missiles and drones at US assets and allies across the region including Israel Bahrain Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Jordan further widening the conflict in the Middle East and heightening risks for civilians and expatriates alikeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever