The bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites Saturday is the “biggest event since the fall of the Soviet Union,” former Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told Newsmax after news broke of the attack.

“You have effectively removed the Iranian part of the Chinese … so we’ll have to watch for that,” Wilkie said. “And just one other thing, as part of this precaution, the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain sailed earlier this morning, which meant that they’re out to sea.”

This means the fleet won’t be subject to attacks on the port facilities in Bahrain, he said.

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