No, no. Operation Epic Fear was an offensive operation designed to destroy their missile launches, their navy, their air force, and it achieved that and their factories and achieved that. What you saw yesterday was US Destroyers moving through international waters being fired upon by the Iranians, and the US Responded defensively to protect itself. That's what you saw. I mean, that's separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury. If you fire a drone or a missile at our destroyer, what are we supposed to do? (14:40–14:50)
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Asserts that US Destroyers were fired upon by Iranians in international waters and responded defensively.
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