US Energy Secretary Says Military Action Against Iran Will Continue
[U.S. Energy Secretary Says Military Operations Against Iran Will Continue] Our reporter learned on July 19, local time, that U.S. Energy Secretary Wright stated that U.S. military operations against Iran will continue until President Trump achieves his military action goals.
A reporter from the main station learned on July 19, local time, that U.S. Secretary of Energy Wright said that U.S. military operations against Iran will continue until President Trump achieves his military action goals. Wright said in the interview that the Trump administration's goal is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and reduce its ability to threaten its neighbors and global commerce. "So this mission will continue until the mission is accomplished." On the 18th local time, the U.S. Central Command announced on social media that it had ended its eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran at 23:30 Eastern Time on the 18th (11:30 Beijing time on the 19th). Previously, Central Command announced that two U.S. soldiers were killed in an Iranian attack in Jordan, and another person was missing. According to data from the US Department of Defense, 16 US soldiers have been killed and hundreds injured since the conflict broke out in late February. The United States and Iran reached a ceasefire in April and signed a memorandum of understanding in mid-June to extend the ceasefire for 60 days to continue negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue. Some US analysts said that the current ceasefire agreement has completely broken down, and both sides believe that the memorandum of understanding has actually expired.