Gulf Insider
The Pentagon is considering renaming the war with Iran from “Operation Epic Fury” to “Operation Sledgehammer” if President Trump orders a renewed full-scale bombing campaign against Iran, according to an NBC News report published Tuesday. The report came on the eve of day 75 since the US and Israel launched the conflict. US sources touted to NBC that the United States now has greater military capabilities in the region than it did before the US and Israel launched the war on February 28. But US intelligence is now also suggesting Iran’s missile capability is getting back up and running as well. After Iran had clearly withstood the shock and destruction of the opening days and couple weeks of major American and Israeli bombing raids over its cities and airbases, Trump belatedly ordered more warships, carriers, and troops into the region (Marine Expeditionary Force) – after which the blockade of Iranian ports was eventually put in place. Now amid the heavier US naval and combined forces build-up in the CENTCOM area, “We are in a better spot now than on February 27,” a US official said to NBC. “We have more firepower and capability.” The reported name change appears part of the Trump administration’s effort to navigate around the War […]
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