David Deptula

United States Air Force lieutenant general

  1. Iran has answered diplomacy with attacks... he is imposing consequences that are militarily decisive, economically painful, and politically unmistakable.
    David Deptula · Bloomberg News Now · US Strikes Iran A Second Day, Oil Gains on Escalation, More · 2026-07-08
  2. Iran has answered diplomacy with attacks. So what the president's move is, is not necessarily escalatory, but it's imposing consequences that are militarily decisive, economically painful, and politically unmistakable.
    David Deptula · Bloomberg News Now · US Strikes Iran A Second Day, Oil Gains on Escalation, More · 2026-07-08
  3. Iran has answered diplomacy with attacks... he is imposing consequences that are militarily decisive, economically painful, and politically unmistakable.
    David Deptula · Bloomberg News Now · US Launches Additional Strikes on Iran, Oil Extends Gain, More · 2026-07-08