On March 12, 2026 – Day 13 of Operation Epic Fury – the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a major humanitarian warning, reporting that up to 3.2 million people had been forcibly displaced inside Iran since the war began on February 28. The figure represented …
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On March 11, 2026 – Day 12 of Operation Epic Fury – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz with drone and missile fire, further disrupting the critical chokepoint through which approximately 20 percent of the world’s seaborne oil …
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As Operation Epic Fury entered its second week, U.S. Central Command expanded the target set beyond Iran’s navy and ballistic missile infrastructure to include Iran’s space program and dual-use aerospace capabilities. DefenseScoop reported on March 5 that CENTCOM had targeted Iranian …
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On February 28, 2026, President Trump authorized the launch of Operation Epic Fury, a massive coordinated US-Israeli military campaign targeting Iran without congressional authorization. Codenamed Operation Roaring Lion by Israel, the strikes commenced with simultaneous attacks on Tehran, Isfahan, …
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