Trump's Surprise Strike on Iran: Operation Epic Fury

0:00Welcome to U.K. News Today. Two minutes of U.K. News that matter, brought to you by NordVPN, fast, reliable online privacy. Links in the episode description, President Trump greenlit Operation Epic Fury, a massive joint U.S. and Israeli strike on Iran, catching the regime off guard. He staged a relaxed weekend trip from the White House to Texas and Florida, complete with a speech pushing for peace and casual stops like a birder. Meanwhile, top military brass slipped into Mar-a-Lago to plan the assault. The operation kicked off at dawn in Tehran, about 8.5 hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast. Strikes hammered Iranian leaders, missile sites, naval bases, and nuclear facilities across 20 of the country's 31 provinces. The daylight timing maximized surprise on high-value targets before defenses could fully activate. Iran hit back with dozens of missiles aimed at Tel Aviv, U.S. bases in Bahrain and Qatar, in cities across the Gulf like Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha.

1:02Israeli and Allied defenses knocked down most of them, though some impacts caused explosions and one civilian death in Abu Dhabi. Air raid sirens echoed in Israel as people rushed to shelters. Trump broke the news in an 8-minute video from Mar-a-Lago, declaring major combat operations underway to neutralize imminent threats. He urged Iran s revolutionary guard to stand down with promises of immunity, while warning of potential American casualties in what he called a noble fight for the future. As the strikes roll on, experts expect days or even weeks of methodical takedowns on regime infrastructure, including cyber elements, to cripple there. Missile stoppiles and command networks for good.