The Pentagon reports that the US military targeted over 13,000 locations in Iran, effectively taking out most of its weapons factories and all production facilities for attack drones. This marks what officials are calling a “decisive military victory” achieved during Operation Epic Fury.
During a press conference, Secretary of the Army Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Cain, who chairs the Joint Chiefs of Staff, detailed the significant damage inflicted on the Iranian regime’s capacity to project power. This came just a day after President Trump announced a two-week cease-fire, which they hope could pave the way for a more enduring peace.
Operation Epic Fury: By the Numbers
- Campaign Size
- More than 13,000 targets struck, with over 4,000 dynamic targets identified and attacked in real-time.
- Over 10,000 flight missions conducted, including 62 bomber operations (18 round trips from the US).
- More than 50,000 US personnel involved (from CENTCOM, EUCOM, and stateside).
- A staggering 6 million meals have been served, along with over 950,000 gallons of coffee and 2 million energy drinks. “A lot of nicotine was consumed too.”
- Air Defense and Missile Targets “It was wiped out.”
- 80% of Iran’s air defense capabilities were destroyed.
- Attacks on over 1,500 air defense locations were carried out.
- More than 450 ballistic missile storage sites were hit.
- 800 drone storage spots were annihilated.
- 1,700 incoming missiles and drones were intercepted.
- Navy “Most of it is at the bottom of the Arabian Gulf.”
- Over 90% of Iran’s conventional navy has been sunk.
- 150 ships were destroyed, including all major surface combatants.
- Approximately 50% of IRGC light attack vessels were taken out.
- There were over 700 attacks on naval mines, with 95% of them destroyed.
- Command and Control and Logistics Networks are “destroyed”
- Over 2,000 command and control nodes were eliminated.
- The Industrial Base has been “shattered”
- 90% of weapon factories were targeted.
- All of Shahid’s “one-way attack drone” manufacturing facilities were attacked.
- Every drone guidance system facility sustained damage.
- More than 80% of missile production and solid rocket motor facilities were devastated.
- Over 20 naval production sites experienced damage or destruction.
- Approximately 80% of the nuclear industrial base will be affected.
“No matter how you slice it, Epic Fury has decimated the Iranian military, rendering them inactive for years,” Hegseth commented. “In under 40 days, one of our nation’s combat forces, Central Command, dismantled one of the world’s largest militaries using less than 10 percent of America’s total combat power.”
“The world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism has shown itself completely unable to defend its people, its territory, or even itself.”
