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Pentagon Accelerates Force Flow as Operation Epic Fury Enters Third Day

Leaders caution the Iran campaign will be protracted, with further U.S. losses expected.

Overview

  • Gen. Dan Caine said additional U.S. forces are arriving under CENTCOM, as the campaign against Iran scales up.
  • Officials confirmed four U.S. troops were killed after an Iranian missile hit a command center in Kuwait, with 18 wounded.
  • U.S. Central Command said Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American F-15Es during active combat; all six aircrew survived.
  • Pentagon briefers detailed opening strikes on more than 1,000 targets using coordinated air, sea, cyber and space operations, including B-2 sorties and Tomahawk launches.
  • An Associated Press tally cited 555 Iranian deaths as of Monday morning, while U.S. leaders outlined goals to crush Iran’s missile capacity, degrade its navy and block a nuclear pathway, warning the fight will take time.