US is sinking Iran's Navy, Trump says

RiddleMaster · 2026-03-01T22:56:17+00:00

President Trump announced the sinking of Iran's Navy, claiming nine warships destroyed as U.S. bombings target Iran's military capabilities. Iran retaliated with missile attacks, resulting in U.S. casualties amid escalating conflict.

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2026-03-01 22:56:17

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WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. military was sinking Iran’s Navy, having destroyed nine Iranian warships so far and “going after the rest.”

Trump made the announcement in a social media post as the Pentagon intensified its bombings of Iran’s military, deploying B-2 stealth bombers from the U.S. to strike at hardened, underground Iranian missile facilities with 2,000-lb bombs.

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U.S. strikes also pummeled Iran’s naval headquarters, largely destroying it, Trump said.

Iran’s military is retaliating with hundreds of missile and drone attacks, and the U.S. confirmed the first three deaths of U.S. servicemembers killed in combat on Sunday. Another five have been seriously wounded during the conflict, the U.S. military’s Central Command said.

Trump, who announced plans to completely destroy Iran’s Navy, said the remaining Iranian warships would soon be sunk.

“They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea,” Trump said.

“Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!”

Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Additional reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Paul Simao

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Phil Stewart has reported from more than 60 countries, including Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, China and South Sudan. An award-winning Washington-based national security reporter, Phil has appeared on NPR, PBS NewsHour, Fox News and other programs and moderated national security events, including at the Reagan National Defense Forum and the German Marshall Fund. He is a recipient of the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence and the Joe Galloway Award.

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National security correspondent focusing on the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Reports on U.S. military activity and operations throughout the world and the impact that they have. Has reported from over two dozen countries to include Iraq, Afghanistan, and much of the Middle East, Asia and Europe. From Karachi, Pakistan.

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