Over 12,300 targets hit in Iran since launch of Epic Fury: CENTCOM

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - More than 12,300 targets have been struck by US forces across Iran since the launch of the joint military campaign by Washington and Tel Aviv in late February, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported Thursday, noting that over 155 Iranian vessels have been damaged or destroyed.

CENTCOM stated that, since the start of Operation Epic Fury - initiated under the direction of US President Donald Trump - its forces have conducted more than 13,000 combat flights and targeted over 12,300 sites, aiming to “dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus,” with a focus on locations deemed to “pose an imminent threat.”

According to the Command, targeted sites include command and control centers, headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), intelligence facilities, integrated air defense systems, and ballistic missile installations.

Additional targets have included naval vessels and submarines, anti-ship missile systems, military communications infrastructure, drone and missile production facilities, weapons storage bunkers, surface-to-air systems, and other forms of military support infrastructure.

The US and Israel on February 28 launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran with CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper stating last week that the operation aims to “eliminate Iran’s ability to project power in meaningful ways beyond its borders.”

In response, Tehran has carried out thousands of drone and missile strikes across the Middle East, targeting alleged US assets in the region - particularly in Gulf Arab states - as well as launching retaliatory attacks against Israel.

The Iranian response has also involved Iraqi armed groups aligned with the Tehran-led 'Axis of Resistance,' with several factions claiming responsibility for attacks on purported US targets in the region, including in Iraq and Kurdistan.

While Iranian authorities have not released an updated overall casualty toll in recent days, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on Monday that, as of that day, “at least 1,574 people had been killed.” This figure includes 236 children, 1,211 military personnel, and 707 individuals whose civilian or military status has not yet been confirmed, the US-based organization noted.