LIVE BREAKING NEWS: U.S. & Israel Have Hit Over 2,000 Targets in Iran Under Operation Epic Fury; Iran Has Launched 1,000 Drones & Hundreds of Missiles Across The Middle East in Retaliation to President Trump Killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (DAY 4)
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STORY: Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran that began on February 28, 2026, has entered its fourth day with intense strikes focused on degrading Iran's nuclear ambitions, missile capabilities, navy, and command structure.
President Donald Trump announced the start of "major combat operations" in an eight-minute video posted on Truth Social early on February 28, stating the objective was to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, destroy its missile arsenal and production, and cripple related infrastructure.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that American forces, in coordination with Israel, have struck more than 1,000 targets—some sources cite up to 1,250 in the first 48 hours and over 2,000 overall—across dozens of locations in Iran. These include Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and The Islamic Republic's command and government facilities, air defenses, ballistic missile and drone launch sites, military airfields, nuclear-related sites, and naval assets.
DIG IN: KEY MIL ASSETS
Key reported assets deployed include B-2 Spirit stealth bombers dropping 2,000-pound bombs on underground missile facilities, B-1 Lancer bombers, F-35 and F-22 fighters, EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper drones, Tomahawk cruise missiles from Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and carriers like the USS Abraham Lincoln, HIMARS rocket systems, and low-cost one-way attack drones (e.g., LUCAS variants) used in combat for the first time.
Maximum surveillance supports these operations. U.S. forces maintain persistent orbital and aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) using SBIRS satellites for early missile launch detection, KH-11 reconnaissance platforms, RQ-4 Global Hawk drones, and other high-altitude assets to locate and target mobile transporter-erector-launchers (TELs) in real time.
CENTCOM assessments indicate significant degradation of Iran's missile inventory, with roughly half of "known" launchers destroyed. Iran has retaliated with hundreds of ballistic missiles (primarily Shahab and Kheibar variants, with estimates of 150–200+ in initial waves and totals exceeding 400 across multiple barrages) and nearly 1,000 drones (mostly Shahed-types) since February 28. These have targeted Israel, U.S. bases, and Gulf allies including the UAE (detecting 174 ballistic missiles, intercepting most), Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.
Proxies like Hezbollah in Lebanon have contributed rocket and drone fire toward Israel. Iranian tactics rely on saturation volleys from dispersed, mobile sites to overwhelm defenses, with some penetrations causing limited damage, fires, and casualties (e.g., civilian deaths in Israel and strikes on energy sites).
ACTION REPORT
U.S. Navy Aegis destroyers (firing SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors), Patriot and THAAD batteries, allied systems, and fighter jets have intercepted the vast majority—often 80–90% or higher—though volume has strained stockpiles. U.S. casualties stand at six service members killed, with others injured; Iranian casualties exceed hundreds, including the confirmed death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and 49 other senior officials in initial strikes.
The campaign remains focused on eliminating threats without ground invasion, though Trump has indicated it could last four to five weeks. Interceptor shortages and regional risks continue to drive discussions on resource allocation.
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