US Strikes More Than 1,000 Targets in Iran on First Day of Operation

Targets included the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ headquarters, air defense systems, and ballistic missile launch sites, the Pentagon said.
Published: 3/1/2026, 4:22:40 PM EST
US Strikes More Than 1,000 Targets in Iran on First Day of Operation
Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026. (Mahsa/Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. and Israeli forces struck more than 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of launching Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, according to U.S. Central Command.

Targets struck include command and control centers, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ headquarters, air defense systems, ballistic missile launch sites, naval ships—including submarines—and Iranian “military communications capabilities.”

Central Command issued a graphic documenting U.S. assets employed to conduct the strikes: B-2 stealth bombers; Patriot Interceptor missile systems; Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile systems; F-18, F-16, F-22 fighter jets; A-10 attack jets; F-35 stealth fighters; EA-18G electronics jamming jets; MQ-9 Reaper drones, “and special capabilities we can’t list here!”

This is a developing news story and will be updated.