U.S. Claims Air Supremacy Over Iran in Operation Epic Fury, Citing 7,000 GWOT Deaths
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
U.S. Claims Air Supremacy Over Iran in Operation Epic Fury, Citing 7,000 GWOT Deaths
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Summary
Air supremacy, dead Iranian leaders and a maritime blockade are cited as evidence that the United States is winning Operation Epic Fury against Iran under President Donald Trump.
The argument says the campaign is succeeding because Iran is unusually weak after the June 2025 "12 Day War," the collapse of Assad, setbacks for Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, and tightening U.S. sanctions.
Trump's strategy is framed as narrower than the post-9/11 wars: stopping Iran's nuclear program, missile and naval threats, and proxy attacks without sending U.S. forces to rebuild Iran.
More than 7,000 U.S. deaths, 50,000 wounded and over $5 trillion in the Global War on Terror are used to contrast Epic Fury with Iraq and Afghanistan, while also rejecting Obama-Biden era diplomacy with Tehran.