U.S. says it is ready for strikes on Iran "unseen since World War II"

The American military remains ready to carry out strikes on Iranian territory at a level "unseen since World War II."

This was stated by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth.

"The [U.S.] War Department was ready and remains ready [for strikes] — at a level unseen since World War II. [The weapons are] loaded and ready to be used," Hegseth wrote on X.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States and Iran would move to negotiations on a peace deal on August 3. In addition, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had agreed to call off a planned powerful strike on the republic for the sake of reaching a deal with Tehran. According to the president, Iran and a number of Middle Eastern states asked Washington to refrain from the attack, since the parties had already outlined the contours of a future agreement. As Trump noted, it should include the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the elimination of the Iranian nuclear threat.