US President: Yesterday's attack on Iran was very intense, and we are ready to launch another attack at any time we choose.

Washington – 2 – 9 (KUNA) — U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that the attack launched by U.S. forces against Iran on Tuesday was "very intense." Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump stated, "We delivered a powerful blow to them last night... a very powerful one... They delivered a light, provocative strike, but we responded with a very powerful blow last night and destroyed all the new equipment they had been trying to build along the Strait of Hormuz, whether defensive or offensive."

He added, "They were trying to track ships because they are unable to see them... You know, we are moving many ships (out of the region), and they cannot see them because they lack radar, as we destroyed it... In fact, we destroyed much more than just their radars last night."

Trump emphasized that "it was a very intense attack... and we are ready to launch another attack at any time we choose."

Regarding the likelihood of renewed anti-government protests in Iran, the U.S. President stressed that "the (Iranian) regime is becoming weaker day by day... and a time will come when they will no longer be able to fire (on protesters) with such ease."

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced last evening the completion of a wave of strikes that it had initiated earlier the same day against Iranian military targets. In a statement, CENTCOM noted that the new wave of strikes targeted sites belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including air defense centers, radar systems, assets and naval facilities, mine-laying capabilities, and communications sites.

It added that these strikes came in response to "recent offensive attempts by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against U.S. military personnel."

Prior to the announcement of the completion of the new wave of strikes, the U.S. President stated yesterday that the United States had offered the Iranian regime "many opportunities" to reach an agreement, to no avail. (End) R.S.R. / A.S.