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In the early hours of February 28, the United States, alongside Israel, launched a large-scale strike on Iran, aimed at weakening the regime’s military and strategic capabilities. The operation was ...

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$3.7 Billion: Estimated Cost of Epic Fury’s First 100 Hours Operation Epic Fury costs nearly $900 million per day, driven by the large expenditure of munitions. Because most of this is not in the ...

Editor’s Note: This piece was updated on February 24, 2026, to reflect new developments in the Middle East. Once again, just eight months after Operation Midnight Hammer, the United States is poised ...