US and Israeli forces launched coordinated airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites, sharply escalating regional tensions.
TEHRAN— In an unprecedented escalation that threatens to plunge the Middle East into uncontainable regional warfare, the United States and Israel have launched a massive,coordinated barrage of airstrikes targeting military and nuclear infrastructure deep inside Iran,according to defense officials and eyewitness reports on the ground.
Dubbed “Operation Epic Fury” by the Pentagon—and “Operation Roaring Lion” by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)—the high-velocity air campaign marked a dramatic, high-stakes shift in the long-running shadow war. For hours, the night skies across major Iranian urban and military corridors, including Tehran, Isfahan, and Bandar Abbas, were illuminated by the flashes of heavy explosions and tracing air-defense fire.