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Trump says US has destroyed 9 Iranian naval ships and 'largely destroyed' Iran's naval headquarters

March 01, 2026

A senior White House official said Sunday that “new potential leadership” in Iran has suggested they are open for talks with the United States, according to an AP source. The U.S. military also said B-2 stealth bombers struck Iran’s ballistic missile facilities with 2,000-pound bombs. Ballistic missiles have been one of the concerns President Donald Trump had raised in the lead up to the attacks. Trump said the military had also sunk nine Iranian warships.

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