Overview
- The Pentagon announced the operation’s title via a social media post, framing the actions over Iran as a formal U.S. military campaign.
- Reports say the strikes began early Saturday after President Donald Trump authorized attacks targeting Iranian military assets, a claim not yet corroborated by independent sources.
- Secondary reporting cites Al Jazeera in alleging that civilian infrastructure was struck, including an elementary girls’ school with at least 85 reported deaths, which has not been independently verified.
- The operation’s name drew extensive ridicule on X and Bluesky, with critics calling it juvenile and mocking the administration’s branding.
- The move follows a pattern of named actions by the administration, including last year’s “Operation Midnight Hammer” and the earlier “Operation Absolute Resolve.”