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Operation Epic Fury: Decisive American Power to Crush Iran's Terror Regime
Published by The White House on March 12, 2026.
White House March 12 release stating the campaign's aims. CBO cites this release.
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… <div class="wp-block-post-date"><time datetime="2026-03-12T16:31:50-04:00">March 12, 2026</time></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Under President Donald J. Trump’s unwavering leadership, the U.S. Armed Forces are executing Operation Epic Fury with overwhelming power, lethal precision, and unbreakable resolve. </strong>From the opening hours of this historic campaign, the objectives were clear: obliterate Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and production capacity, annihilate its navy, sever its support for terrorist proxies, and ensure the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism will never acquire a nuclear weapon.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>These objectives have remained unchanged, unambiguous, and consistent since the operation began:</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2028516725767999865"><strong>President Trump</strong></a><strong> (March 2):</strong> “Our objectives are clear. First, we’re destroying Iran’s missile capabilities… and their capacity to produce brand new ones — pretty good ones they make. Second, we’re annihilating their navy… Third, we’re ensuring that the world’s number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon… And finally, we’re ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund, and direct terrorist armies outside of their borders.”</li> …
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- CBO estimates the Iran war has added $38.1 billion to Defense Department costs through August 1 · cited for The administration's stated aims for the campaign; launch time is CENTCOM's
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