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**Livewire** Operation Epic Fury Day Three: The Latest News From Iran and the Middle East
• By Kurt Zindulka and Oliver JJ Lane3:35 PM: According to NBC News, U.S. Central Command has said that 1,250 Iranian targets have been struck during the first 48 hours of Operation Epic Fury. CENTCOM reportedly said that primary targets of American strikes included headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), ballistic missile sites, naval vessels, and communications centres.
3:20 PM: The White House has released a dossier detailing crimes committed against the United States and its citizens by the "terrorist" Iranian regime, dating from the 1979 Islamist revolution to last year when Iran-backed militias attacked U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria.
"More Americans have been killed by Iran than any other terrorist regime on Earth," the White House noted, listing numerous examples of murders, kidnappings, and terror attacks committed or sponsored by Tehran.
2:45 PM: The Israel Defence Forces said on Monday that they have "completed a wave of strikes" against intelligence headquarters in Tehran, including those of the Internal Security Forces, which the IDF claimed was responsible for the violent suppression of recent anti-government protests in Iran, and thus the destruction of the bases limits the "regime's suppression capabilities".
Additionally, the IDF said that it struck 10 headquarters of the Ministry of Intelligence, the central intelligence arm of the Islamist regime. The strikes also targeted sites used to produce weaponry, missile launchers, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facilities.
2:30 PM: U.S. Central Command has said that all 11 Iranian naval ships in the Gulf of Oman have been destroyed over the past two days during Operation Epic Fury.
"The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over. Freedom of maritime navigation has underpinned American and global economic prosperity for more than 80 years. U.S. forces will continue to defend it," CENTCOM said.
2:15 PM: The Israel Defence Forces said that they will not rule out a ground invasion of Lebanon to root out Hezbollah after the Iranian proxy terror group reportedly broke the 2024 ceasefire agreement on Sunday by launching rockets into northern Israel. In turn, Jerusalem struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Monday.
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said per the Times of Israel: "The bottom line is that all options are on the table. We will work to disarm Hezbollah from its weapons and remove threats to Israeli citizens."
2:00 PM: The U.S. State Department has issued guidance on social media to Americans currently in the Gulf region amid Operation Epic Fury.
Earlier today, embassies in the region issued warnings to U.S. citizens, including those in Lebanon, who were advised to leave the country immediately while commercial flights remain available. In Iraq, Americans were told to "exercise increased caution, keep a low profile, and shelter in place until further notice."




