
Operation Epic Fury is long overdue for US self-defense <span>Operation Epic Fury is long overdue for US self-defense</span> <div class="evo-article__body"><p><span>Operation Epic Fury is long overdue. Since 1984, when the United States formally designated Iran a State Sponsor of Terrorism under the leadership of Ronald Reagan, the regime in Tehran has defined itself in direct opposition to the freedoms America defends. For more than four decades, that hostility, echoed in chants of ‘Death to America’, has gone far beyond rhetoric. It has been lethal. </span></p></div> <span><span>Sydney.Jones@m…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-17T16:05:49-04:00" title="Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - 16:05">Tue, 03/17/2026 - 16:05</time> </span> <div class="col-auto">March 17, 2026 </div>