The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, dubbed "Epic Fury," showcased Washington's conventional military superiority, with over 10,000 air sorties, 130,000 targets hit, and 1,700 Iranian missiles and drones intercepted. The campaign demolished 85 percent of Iran's missile/drone production facilities and 70 percent of its launch infrastructure. However, the conflict failed to achieve President Trump's strategic goals of regime surrender or a better nuclear deal, as Tehran adapted an attrition strategy that strained the U.S.
arsenal and threatened regional civilian infrastructure. This war exposed U.S. strategic missteps, including a failure to build a coalition and the dangerous depletion of critical munitions like Tomahawk cruise missiles (1,000 fired vs. 90-100/year production) and Patriot interceptors (1,060 expended). The conflict compromised the United States' status as the Middle East's main security guarantor, creating a trust deficit with Gulf partners. To learn from Epic Fury, the U.S. must innovate its defense industrial base, accelerate force posture changes, and transition from sole guarantor to security integrator, while also reforming slow foreign military sales and fostering co-production with allies.
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