New: Operation Epic Fury Update From Pete Hegseth - 'This Is Not Iraq'
By Sister Toldjah | 9:38 AM on March 02, 2026The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
Early Saturday morning, President Trump confirmed the operation, stating that "Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world."
During the Monday presser, Hegseth talked about the members of the U.S. military who were killed, with the number now standing at four:
CENTCOM also posted this update:
TAMPA, Fla. – As of 7:30 am ET, March 2, four U.S. service members have been killed in action. The fourth service member, who was seriously wounded during Iran’s initial attacks, eventually succumbed to their injuries.
Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing.
The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.
https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/03/02/new-operation-epic-fury-update-from-pete-hegseth-n2199738
