Capitol Times National Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operation Epic Fury entered its third grueling day Thursday, with U.S. and Israeli forces intensifying strikes deep inside Iran, while Tehran’s ballistic missiles and drone salvos continued to rain across the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean — drawing sharp warnings from global leaders and hard-line defenders of American strength. Trump Signals War Will Intensify In interviews over the past 24 hours, President Donald J. Trump made clear the military campaign against...

Donald Trump’s boldness met the moment this week when he authorized Operation Epic Fury — a decisive, U.S.-led strike package against Islamic Republic of Iran — after intelligence warned Tehran planned to launch ballistic missiles either preemptively or at the same time the United States moved, a senior U.S. official told reporters. The order, driven by a clear duty to protect American lives and bases across the Gulf, showed a president unwilling to gamble with national security or the lives...

In a dramatic escalation of global tensions that could define the foreign policy legacy of the Trump presidency, President Donald J. Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Sunday after Tehran pledged it would strike “very hard” following recent U.S. and Israeli military action. Trump, responding on his social platform Truth Social to Iran’s threats, declared that any retaliation by Iran would be met with “a force that has never been seen before” — a declaration signaling Washington’s resolve...