US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claim to have severely dismantled Iran's military and nuclear capabilities. In response, Islamic Republic officials threaten to destroy all regional oil and gas infrastructure if their energy grid is targeted.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have declared sweeping military victories against the Islamic Republic, asserting that Iran's armed forces and leadership have been fundamentally dismantled. According to Iran International, an opposition-aligned broadcaster, Trump announced that the Islamic Republic has lost its navy, air force, air defense systems, and radars, with its missile capacity reduced by 90% and drones by 85%. Speaking on the ongoing Operation Epic Wrath, Trump claimed US forces are flying freely over Iran and have struck roughly 5,000 targets over the past ten days, Iran International reported.
Trump stated that the initial Operation Midnight Hammer wiped out the Islamic Republic's nuclear capabilities, but the US had to return to finish the job because the regime restarted its activities, according to Vahid Online, a prominent aggregator of Iranian opposition and citizen news. He warned that while the US could destroy Iran's remaining vital targets within an hour—making it impossible to rebuild the country—those sites were intentionally left untouched. Trump told reporters, "We could have done much worse," Vahid Online noted. Trump also expressed belief that newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is likely still alive but damaged, Iran International relayed.
In parallel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mocked Mojtaba Khamenei and Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, stating, "If it were up to me, I wouldn't issue life insurance for them," reported Vahid Online. Netanyahu described Khamenei as a puppet of the IRGC who cannot show his face in public. The Israeli leader claimed Israel is delivering severe blows to IRGC and Basij forces in the streets and at checkpoints, and explicitly urged the Iranian people to rise up. He promised Israel would create the optimal conditions for regime change through continuous airstrikes to clear the way for street protests.
In response to the US and Israeli operations, officials from the Islamic Republic—representing the state's contrarian perspective against the opposition channels—issued severe regional threats. According to Vahid Online, IRGC Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari warned that the slightest attack on Iran's energy infrastructure or ports would result in a crushing and destructive response, threatening to set ablaze and destroy all regional oil and gas infrastructure serving US and Western interests. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani further threatened that if the US attacks Iran's power grid, the entire region will suffer a blackout within half an hour.
Despite these threats, Trump assured oil companies that the Strait of Hormuz is highly secure. He announced the US Navy has completely destroyed 10 inactive minelayers, disabled 58 IRGC naval vessels, and destroyed 31 active minelaying ships, Iran International highlighted. Trump demanded the immediate removal of any remaining mines, warning of unprecedented military consequences if the terrorist regime disrupts global energy markets, according to Iran International. Meanwhile, Washington is monitoring domestic terror sleeper cells and has explicitly told allied Kurdish forces not to enter the conflict to prevent expanding the war's scope, Iran International reported.
Both source channels are aligned with the Iranian opposition and heavily amplify US and Israeli narratives against the Islamic Republic. The digest preserves the loaded terminology and framing used in the original Farsi broadcasts, such as 'terrorist regime' and 'puppet of the IRGC', without using quotation marks for these biased terms as instructed. The provided background context regarding Afghan currency fluctuations was omitted as it was unrelated to this specific geopolitical military conflict.