BONUS POD: Trump Addresses War in Iran & Delivers Epic Fury Speech to the American People
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Good Thursday morning. Nice to have you with us on the 47 Morning Update. We've got one big story for you, and that is President Trump addressing the nation in prime time, talking about where we are when it comes to the war in Iran. What happens next and what are his demands so that we can move on past this with those in charge in Iran? I've got it all for you and the highlights of what the president said. it's the 47 morning update and it starts right now story number one president trump addressed the nation in prime time giving an update on operation epic fury and where things stand after 31 days of fighting the bottom line was pretty clear according to the president the latest operation well it is a mission that is not just working it's dominating from the very beginning the
Objectives of Operation Epic Fury were clearly defined. And now, more than a month into the conflict, officials say those objectives are being executed with overwhelming force and potentially nearing completion within weeks, not months. So let me break down exactly what that means. The first objective the president talked about was this, to destroy Iran's missile threat. Now this was priority number one, taking out the regime's ballistic missiles and crippling their ability to produce them. So far, the results are staggering. Ballistic missile attacks down 90%. Drone attacks also down 90%. The U.S. military has now struck more than 11,000 targets inside of Iran. At the same time, American forces have established overwhelming air dominance, flying deeper into Iranian territory and launching coordinated strike packages literally every hour.
And perhaps most importantly, over 66% of Iran's missiles, drones, and naval production facilities have already been damaged or completely destroyed. The second objective was to eliminate Iran's Navy. And again, the numbers, well, they're hard to ignore. More than 150 Iranian vessels have been destroyed or sunk, including over 44 mine layers. In fact, the Iranian Navy has now been assessed as being what is described as combat ineffective, with roughly 92% of its largest ships completely wiped out. At this point, Iran has effectively lost the ability to project naval power in the region. There are currently no Iranian vessels operating in major regional waterways. Military officials say this is the largest elimination of a navy in a three-week period since World War II.
And a key focus remains securing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical energy choke points in the world. The third objective was to neutralize Iran's terrorist proxies. Groups backed by Iran, long known for destabilizing the region, are now described as barely putting up resistance. That's a major shift in the balance of power. And the fourth objective, and this is the big one, ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. President Trump made it clear on this point and has for decades, reiterating it over and over again in the last 30 days. Iran will never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. Now, as for what comes next, this is where things got even more interesting as the president started to lay out why his doctrine is very different from what we've seen in the past.
He started out talking about Barack Obama giving Iran $1.7 billion in cash.
And then very importantly, I terminated Barack Hussein Obama's Iran nuclear deal, a disaster. Obama gave them $1.7 billion in cash, green, green cash, took it out of banks from Virginia, D.C., and Maryland, all the cash they had. He flew it by airplanes in an attempt to buy their respect and loyalty, but it didn't work.
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