Defense Updates

What Key Iranian Assets Has US Military Destroyed Till Now ?

Operation Epic Fury, the United States’ large‑scale strike campaign launched Feb. 28, aims to cripple Iran’s nuclear, military and leadership structures, with U.S. Central Command reporting over 3,000 targets hit in the first week. Among the most consequential hits are a Shahid Soleimani‑class corvette blown up off Bandar Lengeh, an Iranian Yak‑130 trainer downed over Tehran, the last operational Boeing 747‑100 aerial‑refueling tanker, the newly commissioned Moudge‑class frigate IRIS Dena sunk by a U.S. fast‑attack submarine, and the 40,000‑ton drone carrier Shahid Bagheri struck in the Persian Gulf. U.S. officials highlighted the submarine torpedo as the first confirmed surface‑ship kill by an American sub since World War II, while an Israeli F‑35I Adir claimed the first aerial victory against a manned aircraft. The video releases also referenced the reported death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a claim that adds a dramatic political dimension to the kinetic actions. The systematic dismantling of Iran’s naval and aerial assets erodes its power‑projection capability, pressures Tehran’s command‑and‑control networks, and signals a willingness by Washington and its allies to employ high‑end kinetic force, raising the stakes for regional stability and future diplomatic negotiations.