Missouri Congressman Mark Alford says he’ll be inside a classified briefing today for an update on the U.S. mission against Iran. He called the ongoing operation “necessary.”
“From intercontinental ballistic missiles that Iran was developing and then them bragging to our negotiator there from the Trump administration, that they have a capability to create 11 nuclear weapons with the enrichment they have so far,” said Alford. “I think this was an imminent threat.”
Operation Epic Fury is what the U.S. mission in Iraq is being called. How long will it last? President Trump has said the campaign could run about four weeks or even longer.
Alford told Missourinet that he’ll find out more today in Washington, D.C.
“We’re going to be in a top-secret meeting with Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth,” said Alford. “We’ll see what happens. You know, under the War Powers Act, the president has 60 days to complete this mission and then could apply for another 30 days.”
Alford said President Trump kept congressional leaders informed ahead of the mission, but Democrats argue the administration hasn’t provided Congress or the public with critical details about the scope and urgency of the strikes.
Alford praised Missouri’s role in the mission against Iran.
“And I’m so proud of our president, the administration, and our men and women from Whiteman Air Force Base flying the B-2 stealth bombers back this past summer to decapitate the nuclear capabilities then and now to try to finish off the job,” said Alford.
The Pentagon said Missouri-based B-2 bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base took part in the strikes, dropping several 2,000 pound bombs on Iranian ballistic missile sites.
So far, at least six U.S. service members have been killed and more than a dozen wounded as Operation Epic Fury continues against Iran, with defense officials warning that additional casualties are possible.
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