Peace Through Strength: Operation Epic Fury Crushes Iranian Threat as Ceasefire Takes Hold

President Donald J. Trump laid out clear objectives in Operation Epic Fury - and in just 38 days, the greatest fighting force the world has ever known has met those objectives with overwhelming strength and lethal precision. Iran has now agreed to a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Administration negotiates a broader peace agreement - once more proving Peace Through Strength victorious.

• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: "From the strike that took out Qasem Soleimani to tearing up the disastrous Obama Iran deal, to the precision campaign that obliterated Iran's nuclear sites in Operation Midnight Hammer to the decisive military victory we just achieved in Operation Epic Fury, no other President has shown the courage and resolve of this Commander-in-Chief. President Trump forged this moment. Iran begged for this ceasefire - and we all know it."
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine: "On February 28, the President of the United States ordered the Joint Force to execute Operation Epic Fury with the direction to accomplish three distinct military objectives: destroy Iran's ballistic missile and drone capabilities, destroy the Iranian navy, and destroy their defense industrial base to ensure that Iran cannot reconstitute the ability to project power outside their borders. Over the course of 38 days of major combat operation, the joint force achieved the military objectives as defined by the President."
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: "This is a victory for the United States of America that the President and our incredible military made happen. From the very beginning of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump stated this would be a four-to-six-week military operation to dismantle the military threat posed by the radical Islamic Iranian regime. Thanks to the unbelievable capabilities of America's warfighters, the United States has achieved and exceeded those core military objectives in just 38 days."

A Showcase of American Military Superiority:

• Iran's ballistic missile arsenal and production capacity has been razed. More than 85% of the regime's defense industrial base, including the majority of its ballistic missiles, launcher vehicles, and long-range attack drones, has been destroyed - eliminating its ability to project power and use these capabilities as a shield around their ultimate pursuit of nuclear weapons.
• Iran's air forces have been functionally neutered. Before Operation Epic Fury, the Iranian air force would fly between 30 to 100 flights each day; today, that number is zero.
• Iran's navy has been obliterated. 150 warships across 16 classes have been destroyed, every submarine has been sunk, and 97% of its once-massive inventory of naval mines have been eliminated.
• Iran can no longer arm terrorist proxies. The majority of the regime's offensive weapons are destroyed and the regime can no longer manufacture new terror weapons like ballistic missiles and long-range drones.
• Iran's once-vaunted space program has been devastated. 70% of its launch facilities and ground control stations have been destroyed or degraded, preventing the regime from using space for military purposes.
• What's left of the Iranian regime is desperate, dejected, and in denial. Iran's command and control structures have been shattered by more than 2,000 strikes, triggering leadership losses, paralysis, and military desertions.

Operation Epic Fury by the Numbers:

• Over 10,200 total air sorties flown
• Over 13,000 targets struck, including:
  • More than 2,000 command and control targets
  • More than 1,450 defense and industrial base targets
  • More than 1,500 air defense targets
  • More than 700 mine systems
  • Approximately 800 attack drone targets
  • More than 600 naval targets
  • More than 450 ballistic missile targets
• Over 1,000 incoming attack drone threats intercepted
• Over 700 ballistic missile threats intercepted

The overwhelming might and fury of the American military gave President Trump maximum leverage. As the Trump Administration enters this next phase of negotiations, it is clear that America stands stronger, our enemies weaker, and the world safer.