Hegseth Draws Distinction Between Epic Fury, Previous Conflicts

During a Pentagon briefing on Operation Epic Fury, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the current conflict with Iran differs from the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Developing Major update Updated Mar 19, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC

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U.S. Department of War (.gov): Hegseth Draws Distinction Between Epic Fury, Previous Conflicts.

First seen Mar 19, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC Latest source Mar 19, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC

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Hegseth Draws Distinction Between Epic Fury, Previous Conflicts

U.S. Department of War (.gov) •published Mar 19, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC •fetched Mar 20, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC

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Hegseth Draws Distinction Between Epic Fury, Previous Conflicts

U.S. Department of Defense •published Mar 19, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC •fetched Mar 19, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC

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