WASHINGTON—At precisely 3:38 p.m. ET on Feb. 27, President Donald Trump was traveling to Texas on Air Force One when he gave the order for American forces to strike Iran.
“Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck,” Trump told Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
The directive was made after months of escalating tensions with Tehran over its nuclear ambitions and stands as one of the most consequential decisions of Trump’s presidency, with the potential to reshape the Middle East.
Nearly 10 hours later, American and Israeli forces launched a coordinated attack, sending more than 100 aircraft into the sky in a “single, synchronized wave,” Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine told reporters on March 2….
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