CENTCOM Chief Reports Generational Defeat of Iranian Military After Operation Epic Fury

$200 billion supplemental funding request filed by the Pentagon to sustain Operation Epic Fury — enough to run the war for roughly 140 more days at the current burn rate

Operation Epic Fury launched February 28, 2026 — Trump's March 2 notification to Congress stated it was 'not possible at this time to know the full scope and duration' of military operations

Senate voted 53–47 to reject a war powers resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from Iran — one Republican and one Democrat crossed party lines

AAA recorded a nearly 27-cent spike in the national average gas price in a single week — one of the sharpest short-term jumps in recent years

Roughly 20% of the world's seaborne oil trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint Iran can threaten despite producing approximately 3–4% of global oil output