Fox News: President Trump says the attacks on Iran will stop "shortly," but leaves the option of additional airstrikes open.
- He also clarified that Israel is not involved in the ongoing attacks.
- President Trump says the Iranians directly asked him to stop the bombing campaign: "Iranians asked me to stop bombing, Bombing will stop shortly."
- President Trump told Fox News that 49 Tomahawk cruise missiles have been used in the attacks on Iran tonight.
- President Trump says if they don’t sign a deal he will ‘bomb the shit out of Iran tomorrow night’
U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction. The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.
A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon from Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy, which is showing up on Flightradar24 as a B-52H Stratofortress due to a miscode on its transponder, is currently flying east over Saudi Arabia. Once again, this is not a B-52.
B-52 power on full display.
A #USAF Stratofortress tracked coming from Italy into the Persian Gulf. Right now it’s active near Bahrain and Qatar at about 12,700 feet.
One of the most enduring symbols of long-range reach, flying a deterrence mission in the #CENTCOM area.
Iconic. Strategic signal.
Senior US official tells me 20 targets inside Iran were targeted tonight. Though US strikes have ended, according to CENTCOM, the situation is still “active,” and US military prepared to respond if Iran decides to retaliate.