On March 21, U.S. Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said that U.S. forces had struck over 8,000 targets in Iran, including 130 vessels.
In a video message posted on X, he described it as “the largest destruction of a navy over a three-week period since World War II” and also referenced “the longest field artillery strike in Army combat history.”
Cooper added that the U.S. maintains air superiority over Iran, having conducted over 8,000 combat flights.
