The Pentagon dubbed the attack on Iran "Epic Fury"

On February 28, the U.S. Department of War designated the attack on Iran as "Epic Fury."

"Operation Epic Fury," says the social network X (ex. Twitter).

On the same day, the Israeli state television and radio company Kan, citing the government, reported that the military operation against the Islamic Republic of Iran was called "Lion's Roar." It is noted that the main objectives of the operation launched are the elimination of the regime in Iran and the elimination of alleged threats from this state.

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The IRNA news agency reported that Iran's operation against Israel and the United States was named "True Promise-4." It adds that the operation is directed against the US army and will be continued until the "complete defeat of the enemy."

Israel launched a preemptive strike on targets in Iran on the morning of February 28. US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

Later, Iran fired rockets towards Israel. Later, the US Fifth Fleet maintenance center was shelled in Bahrain. In addition, Iran attacked four US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Against this background, the United States began evacuating some personnel from the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.

At the same time, the IDF launched a massive airstrike on military installations in western Iran. The city of Shiraz was attacked. In addition, 70,000 Israeli reservists were called up for military service. It was clarified that the commander-in-chief of the Iranian army, Amir Hatami, was killed in the attack.

Saradar Shekarchi, a representative of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that the Arab Republic holds the United States primarily responsible for launching attacks on the country's territory. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia demands that the situation around Iran be immediately brought back to a political and diplomatic settlement.

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