An operation, Operation Epic Fury, which has two components, as you know, that we have articulated over and over. The President has, the Commander of Joint Chiefs, everybody has explained two points. We had to take care of these ballistic missiles that they were producing at such a rapid pace. that our regional allies could not keep up with. We had to ensure that they can't fire all those barrage of missiles at our people, our troops, our assets, our citizens in the region and our installations. (11:46–11:52)
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Asserts that Iran was producing ballistic missiles rapidly.
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