The U.S. Central Command released videos showing missiles being fired and jets taking off in what it said were strikes “to dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus.”
The massive U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered retaliatory strikes on multiple countries in the region.
The U.S. assembled a fleet of fighter jets and warships in the region as it negotiated with Iran about a deal over its nuclear program. The fleet added more than 10,000 U.S. troops to the region.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three guided-missile destroyers arrived in January to bolster the number of warships.
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and four accompanying destroyers were later dispatched from the Caribbean to head to the Middle East and are now in the Mediterranean.
The military has not released any additional details regarding where the videos were taken, but noted that most was taken on Saturday.
The only video taken Sunday and released by the military has been a set of videos showing the USS Thomas Hudner launching Tomahawk land attack missiles.
