US Sinks 17 Ships, Hits 2K Targets; Trump Says Tehran Forces Largely Knocked Out
By Newsmax Wires | Tuesday, 03 March 2026 07:52 PM EST
The U.S. military has destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including a submarine, and struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran in the opening phase of President Donald Trump’s campaign against Tehran.
The tally came from U.S. Central Command Cmdr. Brad Cooper, Reuters reported.
Cooper said in a video posted to X that Iranian naval operations have effectively been halted across the region’s most critical waterways.
“Today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, or Gulf of Oman,” Cooper said in the video.
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