Marking a major escalation in its military campaign against Iran, the US Central Command today claimed over 3,000 targets have been struck across the country within the first week of the ongoing Operation Epic Fury.
CENTCOM released a statement on X stating that it is not slowing down the military action against Iran. “US forces have struck over 3,000 targets in the first week of Operation Epic Fury, and we are not slowing down,” the statement highlighted the scale of the ongoing operation.
U.S. forces have struck over 3,000 targets in the first week of Operation Epic Fury, and we are not slowing down. pic.twitter.com/Nqn30feTQA
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 7, 2026
The strikes have reportedly targeted a wide range of Iranian military infrastructure, including command centres, missile launch sites, air-defence systems, and naval assets linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The US officials say the operation aims to significantly degrade Iran’s ability to launch missiles and drones across the region.
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Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’
Amid the intensifying military campaign, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, declared that Washington would accept no negotiated settlement with Tehran unless it agrees to “unconditional surrender.”
In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said the United States would only consider an agreement once Iran’s leadership capitulates and a new leadership structure is established.
He also suggested that the United States would support rebuilding Iran after such a transition, using the phrase “Make Iran Great Again (MIGA)”, echoing his well-known political slogan.