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Trump: Main Wave of Attacks on Iran Yet to Come; Netanyahu Says Goal Is to Free Iranians From Tyranny

President Trump told CNN in a phone call that while U.S. forces are "heavily striking Iran," the "main wave of attacks" has not yet launched, describing operations as "ahead of schedule" and expecting the conflict to last about four weeks. Trump claimed 10 Iranian naval ships have been sunk and said the U.S. is destroying Iran's missile capabilities and production capacity on an hourly basis. He called Iran's strikes on Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE the "biggest surprise" of the conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu separately declared that a goal of the "Lions' Roar" operation is to enable Iranians to remove "the burden of tyranny," saying "that day is near" and that Israel and the United States will stand alongside the Iranian people.