The Pentagon disputed reporting on Thursday that the Trump administration had given more optimistic outlooks on the damage the military did to Iran’s military capabilities, such as what happened following Operation Midnight Hammer last June.Since President Donald Trump’s April 7 ceasefire announcement, Iran has already been able to restart some of its drone production and has also begun replacing missile sites, launchers, and production capacity for key weapons systems destroyed during the war and has been doing so faster than U.S. estimates expected, according to a report from CNN.While acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez accused the outlet of “acting as public relations agents for the Iranian regime in order to paint Operation Epic Fury as anything other than a historic accomplishment,” in a statement to the Washington Examiner, he did not address specific details that the department disputes.
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell also did not directly dispute the reporting.
“America’s military is the most powerful in the world and has everything it needs to execute at the time and place of the President’s choosing,” he told the Washington Examiner. “We have executed multiple successful operations across combatant commands while ensuring the U.S. military possesses a deep arsenal of capabilities to protect our people and our interests.”
