American troops have destroyed or damaged more than 50 ships of the Iranian navy since the beginning of the military operation, the US Armed Forces Command in the Middle East (CENTCOM) reported.
It is also noted that in the first 10 days of the operation, the US armed forces struck 5 thousand Iranian targets.
In addition, in the operation, in addition to a large number of tactical aircraft, drones and air defense means, strategic bombers, including B-2A, B-52H and B-1B, were used, which delivered powerful strikes on the best-protected storage and production facilities of ballistic missiles in Iran.
Amid US President Donald Trump's statements on protecting the Strait of Hormuz, the representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran, Ali Mohammad Naini, stressed that the Iranian military is waiting for the US fleet there.
"The Armed Forces of the Republic of Iran are eagerly awaiting the US Navy in the Strait of Hormuz area and are waiting for the aircraft carrier "Gerald Ford", - said Naini, whose words were quoted by Iranian state media.
According to him, in reality "American ships, vessels and all fighter jets (...) are positioned at a distance of more than 1,000 km to protect themselves from powerful Iranian missiles and drones".
Naini also warned that if the US-Israeli strikes continue, Iran "will not allow a single liter of oil from the region". Only Iran had the power to determine when and how this war would end.
Earlier at a press conference on Tuesday night, US President Donald Trump again promised that the Strait of Hormuz "will remain safe". He has already stated several times that the US Navy will escort tankers through it if necessary. The president even threatened Iran with an even stronger strike in case of obstruction of the transportation of oil through the strait.
The Strait of Hormuz is considered one of the most important maritime trade routes in the world and is of key importance for the transit of oil. Approximately one fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies pass through it.