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Karoline Leavitt: “In total, more than 13,000 targets across Iran were struck.”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Apr. 8, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 31:00

Prior to the launch of Operation Epic Fury, we destroyed the vast majority of Iran's ballistic missiles, launcher vehicles and long range attack drones through more than 450 strikes on ballistic missiles and approximately 800 strikes on Iran's drone launching units and storage facilities. In total, more than 13,000 targets across Iran were struck. Again, this is in the matter of just 38 days. Meanwhile, the Iranian Navy was completely annihilated. The United States destroyed more than 150 naval vessels in total, including 16 entire classes of Iranian warships. (31:00–31:06)

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