Operation Epic Fury delivers unprecedented strikes on Iran - CENTCOM

Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command, on Tuesday said Operation Epic Fury is achieving unprecedented success less than 100 hours into execution, with US and Israeli forces targeting Iran’s ballistic missiles, drones, naval vessels, and command infrastructure.

“By order of the President of the United States and the Secretary of War, our military in the Middle East is undertaking an unprecedented operation to eliminate Iran’s ability to threaten Americans, as they’ve been doing for nearly half a century…More than 50,000 troops, 200 fighters, two aircraft carriers and bombers from the United States are participating in this operation, and more capability is on the way. These forces bring a massive amount of firepower, representing the largest buildup by the US in the Middle East in a generation," Admiral Cooper said in a video message.

“Now we’re less than 100 hours into this operation, and we’ve already struck nearly 2,000 targets with more than 2,000 munitions. We have severely degraded Iran’s air defenses and destroyed hundreds of Iran’s ballistic missiles, launchers and drones. Our B-2 bombers and B-1 bombers have executed uncontested surgical strikes against multiple missile facilities deep inside Iran…We are also sinking the Iranian Navy. Thus far, we’ve destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including the most operational Iranian submarine that now has a hole in its side," he added.

Cooper said the campaign represents the largest US military buildup in the Middle East in a generation.

“To be clear, Iran is indiscriminately targeting civilians as they launch these missiles and drones…We are seeing Iran’s ability to hit us and our partners is declining, while our combat power, on the other hand, is building. My overall operational assessment is that we are ahead of our game plan," Cooper added.