US leader says Iran campaign is 'ahead or on plan'

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50% : We're eliminating the threat of the future, both in terms of the drones, the missiles, as well as the navy."Cooper also said it isn't time for the Iranian public to come to the streets, although both Israel and the U.S. have said they hope the Iranian public would topple the country's theocracy as a result of the strikes."They're launching missiles and drones from populated areas and you need to stay inside for right now," Cooper said.
49% : He added that the U.S. and Israel were targeting missile and drone manufacturing sites as well.
48% : "What we have done is to announce our decision that if the power plants are attacked, Iran will retaliate by targeting the power plants of the occupying regime and the power plants of regional countries that supply electricity to US bases, as well as the economic, industrial and energy infrastructures in which Americans have shares," the statement said, referring to Israel as an "occupying regime.
47% : Navy Adm. Brad Cooper gave his first one-on-one interview of the war to the Farsi-language satellite network Iran International, which aired it early Monday.Cooper said Iran's continued attacks on Gulf Arab states and the wider Mideast put civilians at risk.He added that the U.S. and Israel were targeting missile and drone manufacturing sites as well."We're also going after the manufacturing," he said.
46% : Trump's deadline on opening the Strait of Hormuz approaches, Iran on Monday threatened to attack Mideast electrical plants powering American military bases.The statement from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard marks the latest attempt by Tehran to try and explain its attacks on the Gulf Arab countries.Iranian state television read out the statement on air Monday morning."What we have done is to announce our decision that if the power plants are attacked, Iran will retaliate by targeting the power plants of the occupying regime and the power plants of regional countries that supply electricity to US bases, as well as the economic, industrial and energy infrastructures in which Americans have shares," the statement said, referring to Israel as an "occupying regime."It added: "Do not doubt that we will do this."Trump warned early Sunday morning that the U.S. will target Iranian power plants in 48 hours if the strait remains effectively closed by Iranian fire on shipping.US Central Command's Cooper says Iran 'operating in a sign of desperation'The head of the U.S. military's Central Command says Iran is "operating in a sign of desperation" by targeting civilian sites in the war.In an interview with the Farsi-language satellite network Iran International aired early Monday, U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper said: "They're operating in a sign of desperation. ...
46% : " Cooper also said it isn't time for the Iranian public to come to the streets, although both Israel and the U.S. have said they hope the Iranian public would topple the country's theocracy as a result of the strikes.
41% : The death toll from the war has risen to more than 1,500 people in Iran, more than 1,000 people in Lebanon, 15 in Israel and 13 U.S. military members, as well as a number of civilians on land and sea in the Gulf region.
40% : Trump -- who is facing increasing pressure at home to secure the strait as oil prices soar -- issued the ultimatum in a social media post while he spent the weekend at his Florida home.The death toll from the war has risen to more than 1,500 people in Iran, more than 1,000 people in Lebanon, 15 in Israel and 13 U.S. military members, as well as a number of civilians on land and sea in the Gulf region.
28% : Iranian media reported new airstrikes targeting Tehran without identifying the sites being hit.Video above: President Trump issues ultimatum to Iran over Strait of Hormuz closureThe previous day, Tehran warned it could attack U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets if Israel or the U.S. attempted to follow through on President Donald Trump's threat that the U.S. would "obliterate" Iran's power plants if it doesn't fully open the Strait of Hormuz.
25% : Video above: President Trump issues ultimatum to Iran over Strait of Hormuz closure The previous day, Tehran warned it could attack U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets if Israel or the U.S. attempted to follow through on President Donald Trump's threat that the U.S. would "obliterate" Iran's power plants if it doesn't fully open the Strait of Hormuz.

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