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White House Publishes Operation Epic Fury Summary as Trump Authorizes Large-Scale Military Campaign Against Iran

Sunday, March 1, 2026 · White House · GSM News

On March 1, 2026, the White House published a summary article titled "Peace Through Strength" announcing that President Donald J. Trump had authorized Operation Epic Fury, a military campaign against Iran. The White House said the operation's goals were to eliminate the imminent nuclear threat posed by Iran, destroy its ballistic missile arsenal, degrade its proxy terror networks and cripple its naval forces, executed in partnership with regional allies; editorial reaction quoted in the article noted that the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes began on Saturday morning, February 28.

The White House said the operation followed exhaustive diplomatic efforts and recounted 47 years of Iranian aggression, including attacks on U.S. citizens and sponsorship of global terrorism. The article compiled support from Republican lawmakers on the Sunday talk shows: Senator Tom Cotton said he had not heard a single Arkansan express anything but unqualified support; Senator Lindsey Graham said "the mothership of terrorism is sinking" and its leader was dead; Senator Ted Cruz called it the single most important decision of Trump's presidency.

The article also compiled editorial reaction from The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, along with statements from Iranian-Americans welcoming the operation. The White House said the campaign was intended to make America and the world safer, with further developments to be announced by the military.

Source: The White House

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: 图：位于弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿县的美国战争部总部五角大楼航拍图，「史诗怒火」行动由美军执行。美国海军照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Aerial view of the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of War in Arlington County, Virginia; Operation Epic Fury was carried out by the U.S. military. U.S. Navy photo, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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