Washington DC, June 22 -- US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday confirmed the success of the operation launched by the US in Iran.

In a media briefing with Chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine, Hegseth said that the US had successfully conducted precision strikes in Iran's Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz.

"Last night, on President Trump's order the US Central Command conducted a precision strike in the middle of the night against three nuclear facilities in Iran- Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz in order to destroy or severely degrade Iran's nuclear program. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs will demonstrate, it was an incredible and overwhelming success," he said.

Hegseth said that the orders from US President and C...