Iran’s Asymmetric War: How Tehran Struck 15 US Military Sites Across the Middle East

In purely military terms, the results of the first weeks of Operation Epic Fury were impressive. The initial strikes hit IRGC command centers, air-defense facilities, missile and drone positions, and military airfields. During the opening phase of the war, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed, while a significant part of the senior military leadership was eliminated or removed from the chain of command. Continued. Read Part I of the series: America's Military Machine in the Iran War The naval forces suffered particularly heavy losses. In less than three weeks, the Pentagon reported more than 120 Iranian vessels damaged or sunk, including all 11 submarines. CENTCOM later raised the number of damaged or destroyed vessels to more than 155. At the same time, the US command reported a sharp decline in the intensity of Iran’s ballistic missile and drone attacks.