In the early hours of Saturday, Admiral Brad Cooper, who leads the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), delivered an in-depth briefing on the advancements of Operation Epic Fury. During his address, Admiral Cooper detailed an impressive array of targets that have been successfully engaged.
The Iranian navy, it appears, has been significantly diminished, with much of its fleet now serving as artificial reefs, contributing to marine life habitats. The few Iranian speedboats that remain are being actively pursued by the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 aircraft and Apache attack helicopters. Despite these setbacks, Iran continues to fire missiles and deploy drones, albeit at a reduced frequency.
The achievements in targeting within just three weeks are noteworthy.
However, the situation has also uncovered some unexpected Iranian capabilities, such as possessing missiles with a considerably greater range than previously anticipated.
Iran’s navy, we might note, is not sailing, as Iran’s navy has been largely converted into artificial reefs for fish habitat. The few remaining Iranian speedboats are being hunted by the United States Air Force A-10s and Apache attack helicopters. Iran is, however, still launching missiles and drones, but at a reduced rate.
It’s a pretty remarkable list of serviced targets in only three weeks.
The comments come after President Trump signaled Friday that the U.S. is “getting very close” to meeting its objectives in the region.
The Trump administration is working to secure safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Cooper noted that American forces have struck 130 Iranian vessels as part of the “largest elimination of a navy over a three-week period since World War II.”
Iran has, however, revealed some capabilities we only suspected previously – like having missiles with a much greater range than previously thought.
