Operation Epic Fury Won’t Become ‘Forever War’—Goals Are Limited: Pentagon Official

President Donald Trump’s nominee for under secretary of defense for policy, Elbridge Colby, testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Annihilating Iran’s capacity to launch missiles and drones beyond its borders is the Pentagon’s only goal for Operation Epic Fury,

Iranian Ballistic Missile Fire Down 90 Percent Since Start of Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon Says

CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper on Thursday also told reporters that drone attacks have decreased by 83 percent, and the United States has sunk at least 30 Iranian ships Iranian ballistic missile attacks have decreased by 90 percent and drone attacks from the Islamic Republic dropped by 83 percent since the United States and Israel