{"id":13932,"date":"2026-03-05T01:51:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13932"},"modified":"2026-03-05T01:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:51:54","slug":"us-will-rain-missiles-death-and-destruction-on-iran-trump-aides-say-military-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13932","title":{"rendered":"US will \u2018rain missiles\u2019, \u2018death and destruction\u2019 on Iran, Trump aides say | Military News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US president says on a scale of one to 10, he would rate the war\u2019s success at 15, as Iran details civilian sites hit.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">4 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Officials in the United States are claiming success in their campaign against Iran, stressing that Washington is in the process of crushing the government in Tehran \u201cwithout mercy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said the US military is loosening the rules of engagement and operating with little restraint as casualties, including hundreds of civilian deaths, mount in Iran.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cIranian leaders [are] looking up and seeing only US and Israeli air power every minute of every day, until we decide it\u2019s over, and Iran will be able to do nothing about it,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that US jets over Iran are \u201ccontrolling the skies, picking targets\u201d and bringing \u201cdeath and destruction from the sky, all day long\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was never meant to be a fair fight, and it is not a fair fight,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cWe are punching them while they\u2019re down, which is exactly how it should be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Hegseth\u2019s remarks represent an admission of war crimes and crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly a NAZI mentality can unleash, in cold blood, death &amp; destruction on another nation just to \u2018satisfy the desires\u2019 of his boss,\u201d Baghaei wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Still, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt echoed the US defence chief\u2019s language later on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the next few hours, we\u2019ll be achieving that dominance over the skies, which means the United States military will be raining missiles and weapons down on Iran to hit these specific targets that have been identified as crucial to take out by the Department of War,\u201d Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials have reported many attacks by the US and Israel on civilian targets, including schools and hospitals, across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Baghaei <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IRIMFA_SPOX\/status\/2029307950846665156?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailed<\/a> on Wednesday a list of incidents of what he said were US-Israeli attacks on civilian sites, including residential buildings, street markets and medical centres.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"not-targeting-civilians\">\u2018Not targeting civilians\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In the early hours of the US-Israeli campaign on February 28, a strike hit a girls\u2019 school in the southern city of Minab, killing 165 people.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Leavitt said the Pentagon is \u201cinvestigating\u201d the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will reaffirm that the Department of War and the United States armed forces do not target civilians,\u201d she told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>During a briefing earlier on Wednesday, the Pentagon had shown a map illustrating US attacks in Iran during the first 100 hours of the offensive. Two strikes appear to have occurred in or near Minab, according to the graphic.<\/p>\n<p>The US and Israel have killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several top officials, and they have been striking Iranian ships and military installations.<\/p>\n<p>But the conflict, which quickly turned into a regional war, shows no signs of subsiding. Iran has also been accused of launching missiles and drones at civilian targets in the Gulf region, including energy instalments, hotels and airports.<\/p>\n<p>Despite thousands of US and Israeli strikes, the Iranian ruling structure remains standing despite the hits, with no visible internal challenge emerging against the Islamic Republic system.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the misery, destruction and mass displacement that are intensifying across the Middle East, US President Donald Trump hailed the war effort on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019re doing very well on the warfront \u2013 to put it mildly, I would say,\u201d Trump said. \u201cSomebody said: \u2018On a scale of 10, where would you rate it?\u2019 I said about 15.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US president says on a scale of one to 10, he would rate the war\u2019s success at 15, as Iran details civilian sites hit. 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