US Touts Progress in Iran as Trump Floats ‘Winding Down’

US Sailors signal the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford during Operation Epic Fury on March 16.

Source: US Navy

The US military said it has been able to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz as President Donald Trump floated the idea of “winding down” military efforts in the Persian Gulf.

More than 100 people were injured in Israel by multiple Iranian strikes in the country’s south, as Tehran sought to retaliate for an earlier attack on its own nuclear facility.