Operation Epic Fury Takes Flight: Inside the Strike Strategy and What Comes Next
Wars do not begin with spectacle, they begin when air defenses are gutted, command nodes go silent, and one side forces the other to fight blind.
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Wars do not begin with spectacle, they begin when air defenses are gutted, command nodes go silent, and one side forces the other to fight blind.
From reported strikes on Ali Khamenei’s compound to ballistic missile salvos arcing over Tel Aviv and Gulf bases bracing under drone swarms, Operation Epic Fury has ignited a multi-domain fight stretching from Tehran to the Red Sea, where confirmation is scarce, interceptors are finite, and the next 24 hours will decide whether this becomes a decapitation strike or the opening phase of a regional systems war.
The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran targeting senior leadership and military infrastructure, as Tehran responded with missile attacks on Israel and Gulf states hosting U.S. forces, expanding the conflict across the region.
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