Name: Why Operation Epic Fury Happened Now
Uploaded: 2026-04-18T00:52:16.000Z
Description: Operation Epic Fury included a decisive strike on the leadership of Iran.

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Operation Epic Fury included a decisive strike on the leadership of Iran. While tensions with Iran have been high for decades, we will look at why those strikes happened now. It comes down to several complex threads of history that were woven together and that aligned for an opportune strike.