President Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury is firmly within the American Interest 

Originally published by the Washington Reporter

Early in the morning on February 28, 2026, the United States initiated a historic operation dubbed Operation Epic Fury, a once-in-a-decade chance to end the half-century war waged by the Iranian regime against the American people. Operation Epic Fury delivers on a priority President Donald Trump has emphasized repeatedly — to protect the American people from the Iranian regime’s threats. Not only has Iran threatened and claimed thousands of American lives, but it continues to seek to harm to us.

Operating alongside Israel, whose own operation has been dubbed Operation Roaring Lion, Epic Fury’s achievements in the first several days have been breathtaking: the decimation of Iran’s missiles and military infrastructure, the elimination of the Supreme Leader and of several layers of the regime’s military leadership, and the obliteration of Iran’s navy, to name a few.

Although there is close coordination with Israel and shared operational objectives, the United States has its own clear goals and interests at stake. Previous U.S.-Israel operations such as Operation Midnight Hammer and the Twelve-Day War demonstrated that both countries can operate in parallel while still achieving their own military aims.

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