An MSNBC host lauded the U.S. military strike on Iran immediately after a press conference in which Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared some of the operational details.

Speaking on MSNBC’s The Weekend just after Sunday morning’s news conference at the Pentagon wrapped up, host Jonathan Capehart saluted the military’s planning and execution on the strike.

“The level of secrecy of this mission,” Capehart said. “The fact that you had planes that flew from the continental United States, from Missouri and flew for I think he said 18 hours with multiple refueling in the air. … The execution of this massive, massive plan involving the U.S. Military — seemingly in multiple theaters. You know, this decoy you were talking about went to the Pacific to take away from what was happening the other way.

He added, “No Iranian planes flew, and no shots were fired at any of the US military jets. All of that, to me, is just — from what they’re telling us — is rather impressive.”

The positive sentiment about the President Donald Trump-ordered operation was echoed by MSNBC’s military analyst — retired Lt. Gen. Stephen Twitty.

“Let me just say that I’m proud of our U.S. service members this morning,” Twitty said. “As you heard the Secretary of Defense … say, this was a highly complex mission, and I absolutely agree… If you think about — as you were describing, Jonathan — the distance alone, and then the decoy, and oh, by the way, the linkup between all services once they hit in theater to be able to make this happen with precision. It is absolutely professionalism and skill by our U.S. service members. So hats off to them.”

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