WASHINGTON, June 6 — US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran still retains about “21 to 22 per cent” of its missile arsenal, following a week in which Tehran reportedly launched dozens of missiles toward regional neighbours despite a fragile ceasefire.
WASHINGTON, June 6 — US President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran still retains about “21 to 22 per cent” of its missile arsenal, following a week in which Tehran reportedly launched dozens of missiles toward regional neighbours despite a fragile ceasefire.
“They still have capacity. They have some missiles, they have some drones. I would say, percentage-wise, maybe 21, 22 per cent of their missiles,” Trump told NBC News in an interview.
The figure is higher than the 18 per cent estimate Trump gave in May. He has frequently claimed that Iran’s war-fighting capability has been completely destroyed.
Iran’s military said Friday it had fired “warning missiles” at two US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, a claim that was denied by the US military.
Two days earlier, Kuwait reported intercepting 30 ballistic missiles it described as part of “heinous Iranian aggression”. — AFP
PARIS, June 7 — US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned yesterday that Europe was facing what he described as an “invasion” of dangerous ideologies arriving by sea, drawing a link between immigration and the legacy of the D-Day landings during remarks in Normandy.
PUTRAJAYA, June 7 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) has begun monitoring operations following reports of a mysterious bright light spotted in Sabah’s airspace earlier this week.
IPOH, June 7 — Hiker Jaslinda Saludin, 49, who was found safe after going missing for 14 days during a trek at Gunung Batu Putih near Tapah, recounted how she survived in the forest without carrying any food or water.