U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth announced that since the onset of the conflict, the United States and Israel have targeted approximately 15,000 sites. According to Jin10, Hegseth suggested that Iran's newly appointed supreme leader might have been injured. During a joint press conference with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kane, Hegseth stated, "The United States is dismantling the militant Iranian regime's military capabilities in unprecedented ways." This announcement coincides with the crash of a U.S. aerial refueling aircraft in Iraq, resulting in the deaths of four crew members.