President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon said that the U.S. military has sunk nine Iranian naval ships and “largely destroyed” the regime’s naval headquarters amid airstrikes that took out its leadership.
“I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “We are going after the rest—they will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters.”
Hours later, Trump confirmed to NBC News that three U.S. military members died in the operation and said that the administration expects casualties. Earlier in the day, the U.S. Central Command wrote that three service members died and five more were “seriously injured” as Iran retaliated….
Trump Announces US Military Sank 9 Iranian Navy Ships
