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U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker Lost Over Western Iraq During Operation Epic Fury; All Six Crew Confirmed Dead
CENTCOM’s initial statement confirmed two aircraft were involved: one crashed, and the second landed safely.
 • Donald Standeford
Operation Epic Fury Day 12: Iran Mines Hormuz, Gulf Refineries Under Siege, Trump Warns of ‘Death, Fire, and Fury’
The U.S. military responded by destroying 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the strait on March 10, according to CENTCOM.
 • Donald Standeford
U.S. Strikes Iranian Drone Carrier as Naval Campaign Destroys Over 30 Warships
CENTCOM: "Today, an Iranian drone carrier, roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier, was struck and is now on fire."
 • Donald Standeford
Operation Epic Fury Day Four: Air Superiority Over Iran Established, Six U.S. Service Members Killed, All 11 Iranian Warships Sunk
Six U.S. service members are now confirmed killed in action. Iran’s entire Gulf of Oman naval presence has been destroyed.
 • Donald Standeford
Operation Epic Fury Naval Strikes Sink Iranian Ships. Analyzing Civilian Damage Claims Near IRGC Targets
U.S. forces struck missile sites, naval assets, and a Jamaran-class corvette that sank at Chah Bahar. B-2 bombers and destroyers participated
 • Donald Standeford
Iranian Strikes Hit Gulf Civilians as U.S. Targets Naval Forces
A statement by U.S. President Donald Trump said that U.S. forces sank an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette in the Gulf of Oman and destroyed nine naval…
 • Donald Standeford
Iran Strikes US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain as Retaliation Spreads to Five Gulf Nations
Iran retaliated with Operation True Promise 4, launching missiles and drones at US military bases in Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan, as…
 • Donald Standeford
Iranian State Media Confirms Supreme Leader Khamenei's Death in US-Israeli Strikes
While some commentators have noted the absence of funeral footage, this is contradicted by multi-party confirmation from US, Israeli, and Iranian state…
 • Donald Standeford
US-Israeli Strikes Hit Iranian Military and Leadership Sites as Tehran Retaliates with Missiles
Israeli officials stated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, with his body recovered, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied…
 • Donald Standeford

February 2026

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