Epic Fury: The US-Iran War Podcast

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Epic Fury is a daily news and analysis podcast covering the US–Iran war, global conflict, geopolitics, and financial markets. Each episode breaks down the most important developments from the last twenty-four hours — from military operations and diplomacy to oil prices, stock markets, and global risk. Fast, clear, and high-impact. No filler. Just the facts and what they mean. New episodes daily. Follow now to stay ahead of every major development.

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March 16 · 21 min
Iran War Day 17: Iran Says It Never Asked for a Deal as Trump Threatens to Cancel Xi Summit and Dubai Airport Burns
Trump claimed Iran wants to negotiate. Iran's Foreign Minister went on American television and said the opposite. No, we never asked for a ceasefire. And we have never asked even for negotiation. We are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes. That contradiction defined day seventeen of Operation Epic Fury. Araghchi spelled out Iran's actual terms: guarantees the war will not be repeated, and reparations paid. Not an offer. A wall. Trump demanded NATO allies send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Japan, Australia, and every European government said no. Trump then told the Financial Times his planned summit with Xi Jinping could be delayed unless Beijing helps reopen the waterway. China has not moved. Oil closed above one hundred and six dollars per barrel. Nearly one thousand tankers sit anchored outside the strait. A drone hit a fuel storage tank near Dubai International Airport in the early hours of Monday morning. Flights were suspended. The terminal was evacuated. The fire was contained. But one of the world's busiest airports was brought to a standstill. Mojtaba Khamenei has still not appeared in public. Trump said he does not know if the Supreme Leader is alive. Araghchi said there is no problem. He produced no evidence. Iran launched its fiftieth wave of strikes. Two hundred and twenty-three women and two hundred and two children confirmed dead inside Iran. Eight hundred and fifty killed in Lebanon. A preliminary Israel-Lebanon ceasefire track has emerged, fragile and contested. And Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince is privately urging Trump to keep hitting Iran hard. Day seventeen. The bombing continues. The talks do not. And somewhere, the shape of an exit is beginning to form in the shadows. Operation Epic Fury day seventeen, Iran war ceasefire negotiations, Trump Xi Jinping summit delayed Hormuz, Dubai airport drone strike, Mojtaba Khamenei alive, Iran war oil prices, Araghchi CBS Face the Nation, Israel Lebanon ceasefire talks, US Iran war podcast, Middle East war 2026.
March 15 · 21 min
Iran War Day 16: Trump Calls for Global Warship Coalition to Reopen Hormuz as Iran Rebuffs Ceasefire and F1 Cancels Gulf Races
Day sixteen of Operation Epic Fury and the war's central strategic failure is now fully exposed. Sixteen days of the most intensive air campaign in modern history, and the United States cannot reopen the Strait of Hormuz without asking China for help. Trump posted on Truth Social calling on China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom to send warships to the Gulf in conjunction with American forces. He said the US would be bombing the hell out of the shoreline in the meantime. Iran's Foreign Minister immediately posted a response calling it begging, and noting that the touted US security umbrella had proven full of holes. Trump gave a thirty-minute interview to NBC News and said Iran has expressed interest in a ceasefire deal. He rejected it. The terms are not good enough yet. He would not say what terms would be acceptable. He also said the US may hit Kharg Island a few more times just for fun. The Pentagon named the six US service members killed in the KC-135 crash in Iraq. Their average age was thirty-two. The youngest, Technical Sergeant Tyler Simmons, was twenty-eight. Confirmed American military deaths in this conflict now stand at nineteen. Formula One cancelled its Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grand Prix races in April. Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait declared force majeure on gas exports. The USS Nimitz had its service life extended to 2027 because of the war. UN Secretary-General Guterres flew to Beirut and told both sides there is no military solution. And Trump's own AI adviser David Sacks publicly warned that Iran has a dead man's switch that could render Gulf states almost uninhabitable. Day sixteen. The coalition is being assembled. The deal is being refused. And the Strait is still closed.
March 14 · 22 min
Iran War Day 15: Kharg Island Struck, Baghdad Embassy Hit and Iran Threatens to Destroy Every Oil Facility in the Gulf
Day fifteen of Operation Epic Fury and the United States crossed a line that had never been crossed before. Kharg Island — the tiny strip of land that processes ninety percent of Iran's crude oil exports — was bombed overnight. Trump called it one of the most powerful bombing raids in the history of the Middle East. He said every military target was totally obliterated. He said, for reasons of decency, he chose not to destroy the oil infrastructure. For now. Iran's response was immediate and sweeping. Its armed forces warned they would target every oil, economic, and energy facility across the region with American ties. Saudi Aramco. Qatar Energy. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. All of it. The IRGC separately told civilians to evacuate UAE ports and docks where US forces are based. Then a missile struck the helipad inside the US Embassy compound in Baghdad. Smoke rose above one of the largest American diplomatic facilities in the world. Pete Hegseth declared no quarter, no mercy — a phrase legal experts called a potential war crime. The US State Department put a ten million dollar bounty on Iran's Supreme Leader. Ten thousand interceptor drones were ordered to the Middle East. Two thousand two hundred Marines sailed toward the Gulf. Brent crude hit one hundred and three dollars. US petrol reached three dollars and sixty-eight cents — a twenty-three percent rise since the war began. Day fifteen. Kharg Island struck. Baghdad hit. The Gulf bracing for energy war.
March 13 · 21 min
Iran War Day 14: Trump Calls Iranians Deranged Scumbags as KC-135 Crashes, Oil Hits $100 and Supreme Leader Vows No Peace
Day fourteen of Operation Epic Fury and Donald Trump opened the day by posting on Truth Social that it was a great honour to be killing Iranians, that the US has unparalleled firepower and unlimited ammunition, and that Gulf states should watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today. Hours later, a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq. Four crew members confirmed dead. Two more unaccounted for. The fourth US aircraft lost since the war began. Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement since assuming power. He did not appear on camera. He did not speak. A news anchor read his written message on state television while his photograph was displayed on screen behind her. He vowed vengeance. He said the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as a lever of pressure. He told Gulf states to remove US military bases or keep taking Iranian fire. He said Iran has studied opening new fronts where the enemy has little experience. Hegseth responded at the Pentagon by declaring the Supreme Leader wounded and likely disfigured, hiding underground, and lacking legitimacy. Oil crossed one hundred dollars a barrel despite a record IEA reserve release and US sanctions on Russian oil being temporarily lifted. A French soldier was killed by a drone in Iraqi Kurdistan — the first European NATO fatality of the conflict. Two tankers were set ablaze near Basra in the first strikes on Iraqi territorial waters. Dubai's financial district took a hit. Three point two million Iranians are displaced. Six thousand targets have been struck. The navy is not yet ready to escort a single tanker through the Strait. Day fourteen. No off-ramps. No ceasefire. No end in sight.
March 12 · 23 min
Iran War Day 13: Pentagon Probe Finds US Missile Struck Minab School as Trump Says There Is Practically Nothing Left to Bomb
Day thirteen of Operation Epic Fury and the question America had been avoiding for nearly two weeks finally got an answer. The Pentagon's preliminary investigation found that a United States Tomahawk cruise missile killed the children of the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab. One hundred and sixty-five dead. Most of them girls aged seven to twelve. The strike happened because Central Command was working from satellite imagery thirteen years out of date. The school had been separated from the adjacent IRGC base since 2016. Nobody updated the target list. Trump spent two weeks blaming Iran. Then told reporters on Wednesday he did not know about the report. Republican Senator John Kennedy said it was a terrible, terrible mistake. Then added: the kids are still dead. While that story broke, Trump told Axios there was practically nothing left to bomb in Iran. Israel's defence minister said the war had no time limit. Iran's president demanded compensation and international guarantees as prerequisites for any ceasefire. Trump's own Middle East envoy, asked how the war ends, said he did not know. Three more ships were struck near the Strait of Hormuz. The IEA released a record four hundred million barrels of emergency oil. Iran withdrew from the FIFA World Cup. Major banks closed Gulf offices. And a Reuters investigation revealed the Pentagon had concealed that one hundred and fifty American troops had been wounded.
March 11 · 20 min
Iran War Day 12: Iran Mines the Strait of Hormuz, Threatens Trump's Life and Strikes American Facility in Baghdad as Pentagon Promises Most Intense Day of Bombing Yet
Day twelve of Operation Epic Fury and the Pentagon promised its most intense day of strikes yet. Then everything escalated at once. Iran laid naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz — exploiting a critical gap in American minesweeping capability. A drone struck the American diplomatic facility in Baghdad. A fire broke out at one of the Gulf's largest oil refineries in the UAE. And Iran's top national security official publicly warned Trump to be careful not to be eliminated himself. Defense Secretary Hegseth refused to say when the war would end, contradicting Trump's short-term excursion messaging from the day before. The Defense Intelligence Agency leaked an assessment that Iran moved its enriched uranium before the strikes began and the programme has only been set back by months — not years. The CIA immediately disputed it. Lebanon's president offered direct talks with Israel. Israel rejected them. Germany warned it has six weeks of gas reserves. South Korea activated fuel rationing for the first time since the 1970s. And the Trump administration quietly unlocked Russian oil exports to cope with the energy crisis from a war it is still fighting. Day twelve. The Pentagon called it the most intense day yet. Iran called it their heaviest operation since the war began. Both were right.
March 10 · 20 min
Iran War Day 11: Trump Says War Ending Soon Then Threatens Iran Twenty Times Harder — Special Forces Ground Invasion Planned
Day eleven of Operation Epic Fury and President Trump delivered the most contradictory set of signals of the entire conflict. Speaking to House Republicans at his Doral resort in Miami, he said the war would end pretty quickly and described it as a short-term excursion. Then at his first press conference since the strikes began, he said America had not won enough, that there was more to do, and that ultimate victory was the goal. He threatened to hit Iran twenty times harder if it tried to close the Strait of Hormuz. And Bloomberg reported that Trump is weighing the deployment of American special forces on the ground inside Iran to physically seize its stockpile of highly enriched uranium — because airstrikes alone cannot reach it. Iran's deputy foreign minister stated ceasefire conditions for the first time. China, Russia, and France have all contacted Iran about ending the war. Russia congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on becoming Supreme Leader and reaffirmed unwavering support for Tehran. Putin offered Europe long-term Russian energy deals as gas prices nearly doubled. Canada's Prime Minister refused to rule out military participation. The G7 called for de-escalation without condemning the strikes. Human Rights Watch accused Israel of using white phosphorus in residential areas of Lebanon. Oil dropped from one hundred and ten to one hundred dollars after Trump's remarks but remains fifty-seven percent above pre-war levels. An eighth American service member was confirmed dead. And the conflict has now killed people from at least twelve countries. Day eleven. Trump says it is ending soon. But America's special forces may be heading into Iran. Operation Epic Fury day eleven, Trump special forces Iran ground invasion, Trump twenty times harder Hormuz, Iran ceasefire conditions deputy foreign minister, Russia congratulates Mojtaba Khamenei, white phosphorus Lebanon Human Rights Watch, oil prices one hundred dollars Iran war, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, Middle East war 2026.
March 9 · 24 min
Bonus: The $20,000 Flying Bomb - Iran’s Shahed Drone Army Explained
Iran has fired more than two thousand drones at American military bases, Gulf states, and Israel since Operation Epic Fury began. But what exactly are these weapons. Where did they come from. How do they work. And how is America fighting back. This bonus episode covers the full story of Iran's drone arsenal from the beginning. The Shahed-136, the twenty thousand dollar one-way attack drone that costs America millions to intercept every single time. The jet-powered Shahed-238 designed to destroy the radar systems that stop the slower drones. The Mohajer reconnaissance drones that find the targets. The Karrar, the Arash, and the reverse-engineered derivatives of captured American stealth aircraft. The drone attrition trap that Iran spent decades designing and that America is now caught inside. The LUCAS programme, America's direct copy of the Shahed-136 now being used against Iran. Ukraine's four years of hard-won counter-drone expertise now being deployed in the Persian Gulf. And the layered defence strategy that America and its allies are building right now to close the gap. No technical background needed. Just everything you need to understand the weapon at the centre of this war. Iran drone arsenal explained, Shahed 136 explained, Iran Shahed drone Operation Epic Fury, LUCAS drone America copies Iran, drone attrition trap explained, THAAD Patriot stockpile crisis, Ukraine drone experts Gulf, Iran drone war podcast, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, Middle East war 2026.
March 9 · 21 min
Iran War Day 10: Son Named as New Supreme Leader as Oil Hits $110 and Markets Crash
Day ten of Operation Epic Fury and the Islamic Republic made its most consequential decision since the revolution. The Assembly of Experts appointed Mojtaba Khamenei — son of the man killed by American and Israeli bombs ten days ago — as the third Supreme Leader in Iran's forty-seven year history. The revolution that overthrew a monarchy has become one. Every major Iranian institution pledged allegiance within hours. The IRGC vowed to obey until the last drop of their blood. Trump said if Mojtaba does not get approval from the United States he will not last long. Israel killed the man appointed to serve the incoming Supreme Leader before the announcement was even made. And Iran's Foreign Minister rejected any ceasefire on live American television. Oil hit one hundred and ten dollars a barrel. United States crude futures jumped twenty-five percent in a single morning. The Dow dropped more than one thousand points. South Korea capped fuel prices for the first time in thirty years. Seven Gulf oil states are weeks away from running out of storage capacity. The International Energy Agency signalled it may release strategic reserves. Qatar arrested an IRGC intelligence cell collecting targeting data on American military infrastructure on Qatari soil. A seventh American service member was confirmed dead. And the United Nations declared a major humanitarian emergency affecting twenty-five million people. Day ten. The son of the Supreme Leader is the Supreme Leader. And this war has no end in sight. Operation Epic Fury day ten, Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader, Iran oil prices one hundred ten dollars, Iran dynastic succession, Trump Iran not last long, oil markets crash Iran war, South Korea fuel prices cap, UN humanitarian emergency Iran, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, Middle East war 2026.
March 8 · 20 min
Iran War Day 9: Son of Dead Supreme Leader Named as Successor as Trump Says Choice is Unacceptable
Day nine of Operation Epic Fury and Iran made the most consequential decision of the entire conflict so far. The Assembly of Experts, under direct pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, named Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. He is fifty-six years old. He has never held elected office. He has never given a press conference. And he is the son of the man killed by American and Israeli bombs nine days ago. For the first time in its forty-seven year history, the Islamic Republic has produced a dynastic succession. The revolution that overthrew a monarchy has become one. Donald Trump has already said Mojtaba Khamenei is unacceptable. Iran's Foreign Minister appeared on American television and said nobody knows who the new Supreme Leader will be, on the same morning Assembly members were telling state media a decision had been made. Iran's President personally apologised to neighbouring countries for Iranian strikes, then his office said the remarks had been misinterpreted. Iran launched its twenty-seventh wave of strikes. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in Lebanon, the first Israeli military deaths of the conflict. Human Rights Watch formally called the Minab school airstrike a potential war crime. Amazon Web Services data centres in Bahrain and the UAE were struck by Iranian drones. A water desalination plant in Bahrain was hit. Russia confirmed providing intelligence to Iran on American warship locations. And Trump attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the six Americans killed in this war, standing in silence as six flag-draped caskets were carried off a transport aircraft. Day nine. The new Supreme Leader of Iran is the son of the man America killed. And this war has no end in sight. Daily coverage of the US Iran war, Operation Epic Fury, Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader, Iran dynastic succession, Trump Iran unacceptable, Iran war day nine, Human Rights Watch war crimes Iran, Russia Iran intelligence warships, Dover Air Force Base six Americans, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, Middle East war 2026.
March 7 · 21 min
Iran War Day 8: Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender as Russia Feeds Iran Intelligence on US Warships
Day eight of Operation Epic Fury and President Trump posted four words that defined the entire second week of this war. Make Iran Great Again. In the same breath he demanded unconditional surrender from Tehran, promised to personally help select Iran's next Supreme Leader, and declared there will be no deal of any kind until Iran can no longer fight. Iran said it will never capitulate. Its security chief threatened to kill and capture thousands of American troops if they set foot on Iranian soil. Its deputy foreign minister warned European nations they will become legitimate targets if they join the conflict. And Iran launched its twenty-third wave of strikes against Israel and United States military targets across the Gulf. Russia has been providing Iran with intelligence on the locations of American warships and aircraft. Britain pledged fighter jets, helicopters, and a destroyer to defend Saudi Arabia. The United States Treasury reversed its own Russia sanctions policy within seventy-two hours to allow India to buy Russian oil after Gulf energy supplies were cut off. Qatar's Energy Minister warned the war could bring down the economies of the world. Brent crude hit ninety-one dollars a barrel. South Korea's stock market suffered its worst crash since two thousand and eight. Three hundred and thirty thousand people are displaced across the Middle East. And the United States has now struck more than three thousand targets inside Iran in eight days — more targets than any military campaign in recent decades. Two sides. Two absolute positions. No diplomatic off-ramp in sight. Daily coverage of the US Iran war, Operation Epic Fury, Iran unconditional surrender, Trump Iran Supreme Leader, Russia Iran intelligence, UK defend Saudi Arabia, Iran war economic impact, oil prices Iran war, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, Middle East war 2026.
March 6 · 20 min
Bonus: The 73-Year Road to War — Iran and America from the 1953 CIA Coup to Operation Epic Fury
To understand Operation Epic Fury you have to go back seventy-three years. Back to a CIA officer with a suitcase full of cash in Tehran. Back to the coup that toppled Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosadek in 1953 and handed his oil fields back to the West. Back to the revolution of 1979, the hostage crisis, the Iran-Iraq war, the Beirut bombing, Iran-Contra, September 11th, the axis of evil speech, the secret nuclear facilities at Nuh-tawnz and Arak, Stuxnet, the assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists, the JCPOA, Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal, maximum pressure, the shadow war between Iran and Israel, and the moment American intelligence confirmed Iran was two weeks away from a nuclear weapon. This bonus episode covers the full seventy-three year history of the United States and Iran in a single factual and neutral briefing. No spin. No agenda. Just the history that every listener needs to understand why the bombs fell on February 28th, 2026. If you have ever asked why Iran and America hate each other, this is the episode for you. Iran US history explained, Operation Epic Fury context, 1953 CIA coup Iran, Iran nuclear program history, JCPOA explained, Iran hostage crisis 1979, Iran Iraq war, Khomeini revolution, Trump Iran deal, Iran war background, Middle East history podcast, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, daily news podcast.
March 6 · 20 min
Iran War Day 7: Trump to Choose Supreme Leader as Dimona Nuclear Strike Threatened
Iran War Day 7. Trump declares he will personally choose Iran's next Supreme Leader. Iran threatens to strike Israel's Dimona nuclear facility. Kurdish forces mass at Iran's border. The Assembly of Experts bombed while electing a new Supreme Leader. Operation Epic Fury entered its seventh day on Thursday March 5th 2026 with President Trump making the most explosive statement of the entire US Iran war. Trump told reporters the United States will choose Iran's next Supreme Leader alongside Iran, that frontrunner Mojtaba Khamenei is unacceptable, and that the entire operation was triggered because American intelligence confirmed Iran was just two weeks away from building a nuclear weapon. The IAEA had discovered hidden highly enriched uranium in Iran just one day before Operation Epic Fury began. Iran's missile attacks across the Middle East have dropped by ninety percent. CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper confirmed Iran's navy has been wiped out and Iran's missile production facilities are being systematically demolished. The total financial cost of the US Iran war has now crossed five billion dollars — approximately one billion dollars every single day. Iran threatened to strike Israel's Dimona nuclear reactor if the United States and Israel pursue regime change in Tehran. A senior Iranian cleric called for Trump's blood in a Friday sermon broadcast on Iranian state television. Kurdish forces are massing at Iran's northern border preparing a possible ground incursion into Iran — the first ground force to enter Iranian territory since the Iran Iraq war of the nineteen eighties. The Assembly of Experts was bombed by Israel while its members were in session electing a new Supreme Leader. A NATO member's air defenses fired on an Iranian ballistic missile over Turkish airspace. China deployed a special envoy to begin Middle East mediation. And beneath all the public defiance from Tehran, Iran's own intelligence operatives secretly reached out to the CIA about ending the US Iran war. War powers resolutions in both the House and Senate failed, giving Trump full Congressional acquiescence to continue Operation Epic Fury indefinitely. Daily coverage of the US Iran war, Operation Epic Fury, Iran nuclear program, Iran retaliation, Middle East conflict 2026, Trump Iran policy, Israel Iran war, Khamenei successor, Iran regime change, breaking news podcast.
March 5 · 20 min
America is Winning: Iranian Air Force Destroyed, Navy Sunk, Death Toll Passes 1,000
Day six of Operation Epic Fury and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood at the Pentagon podium and delivered one of the most striking military statements in recent American history. America is winning — decisively, devastatingly, and without mercy. The Iranian Air Force is no more. Built for nineteen ninety-six. Destroyed in twenty twenty-six. Twenty Iranian vessels have been sunk. Two thousand strikes have been carried out inside Iran — double the pace of Shock and Awe in Iraq in two thousand and three. The death toll inside Iran has crossed one thousand and forty-five confirmed dead. The Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by a United States submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka — the first torpedo attack by an American sub since the Second World War. The CIA is actively arming Kurdish rebel groups inside Iran. Spain was threatened with trade sanctions and reversed its refusal to allow use of its bases within twenty-four hours. France deployed the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Greece deployed F-16s to Cyprus. Israel launched a ground incursion into southern Lebanon. Lebanon's government formally called on Hezbollah to disarm. And Iran's state television announced a new Supreme Leader is close to being chosen. This is day six of the US-Iran war. New episodes every day. Subscribe so you never miss an update. Operation Epic Fury day six, Iranian Air Force destroyed, IRIS Dena sunk, US submarine torpedo, Iran death toll 1000, Pete Hegseth winning, CIA Kurdish rebels Iran, Spain US bases, Charles de Gaulle Middle East, Lebanon disarm Hezbollah, Iran new Supreme Leader, US Iran war 2026, breaking news podcast, geopolitics daily news.
March 4 · 20 min
Hormuz is Closed: US Navy Ordered to Reopen Strait by Force as Death Toll Hits 787
Day five of Operation Epic Fury and the single most consequential development of the entire conflict so far has arrived. Iran has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off one fifth of the world's daily oil supply. Trump has ordered the United States Navy to reopen it by force. Brent crude has surged above ninety dollars a barrel. QatarEnergy has halted liquefied natural gas production. Iraq has been forced to stop oil exports entirely. The death toll inside Iran has risen to seven hundred and eighty-seven. The Minab school airstrike death toll has climbed to one hundred and sixty-eight children. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tehran has been damaged. The United States Embassy in Riyadh was struck by Iranian drones. Hezbollah has declared open war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned the hardest hits on Iran are yet to come. Trump refused to rule out ground troops. And behind closed doors, Steve Witkoff revealed exactly why the Geneva nuclear talks collapsed days before the bombs fell. This is day five of the US-Iran war. New episodes every day. Subscribe so you never miss an update. Operation Epic Fury, Strait of Hormuz closed 2026, US Navy Hormuz, oil price ninety dollars, Iran death toll, Minab school airstrike, Hezbollah open war, UNESCO Tehran bombed, US Embassy Riyadh struck, Marco Rubio Iran, Iran war day five, Middle East war 2026, breaking news podcast, geopolitics daily news.
March 3 · 22 min
One Thousand Targets Hit: Six Americans Dead as Iran Races to Replace Khamenei
It is day four of Operation Epic Fury and the scale of this conflict is now without modern precedent. The United States has confirmed more than one thousand targets inside Iran have been struck using over twenty different weapons systems — the most comprehensive application of American military force since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Six American service members are now dead, three more than yesterday, including three pilots killed in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait. The financial cost has already exceeded one point four billion dollars and is climbing by hundreds of millions every day. Inside Iran, the race to choose a new Supreme Leader is underway with no clear frontrunner. The temporary three-person leadership council is deeply divided. Iran's own Foreign Minister admitted that military units are firing at targets without central command approval. Oil is trading above eighty-five dollars a barrel. The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. A commercial oil tanker was struck in international waters. And behind closed doors, back-channel negotiations continue through Oman even as the bombs keep falling. This is day four of the US-Iran war. New episodes every day. Subscribe so you never miss an update. Operation Epic Fury, US Iran war 2026, Iran new Supreme Leader, Iran succession crisis, Strait of Hormuz closed, oil price surge, US military cost Iran war, Iran nuclear program destroyed, Iran retaliation, Middle East war 2026, six Americans killed, friendly fire Kuwait, Iran negotiations Oman, breaking news podcast, geopolitics daily news.
March 2 · 19 min
Hezbollah Declares War: B-2 Bombers Over Iran as Oil Markets Spiral and Beirut Burns
It is day three of Operation Epic Fury and the conflict has dramatically widened. Hezbollah has entered the war, firing rockets into northern Israel for the first time since the November 2024 ceasefire, and Israel has responded by bombing Beirut. A British military base at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was struck by a drone in what would be the first attack on British sovereign territory since the Second World War. United States Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers conducted overnight strikes against Iran's most deeply buried nuclear facilities. The total death toll inside Iran has reached five hundred and fifty-five confirmed dead. Global oil markets surged toward ninety dollars a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to commercial shipping. Stock markets tumbled. At least fourteen thousand flights remain disrupted across the region. Iran's Foreign Minister admitted some military units may be operating without central command authority. And behind closed doors, back-channel negotiations are reportedly underway through Oman even as the bombs continue to fall. This is day three of the US-Iran war. New episodes every day. Subscribe so you never miss an update. Operation Epic Fury, Hezbollah war 2026, B-2 bombers Iran, Beirut bombing 2026, RAF Akrotiri attack, Strait of Hormuz closed, oil price surge 2026, US Iran war, Iran nuclear sites, Iran retaliation, Middle East war 2026, Iran death toll, Minab school airstrike, global markets Iran war, breaking news podcast, geopolitics daily news.
March 1 · 22 min
Khamenei is Dead: 40 Commanders Killed as Operation Epic Fury Reshapes the Middle East
On March 1st, 2026, the world woke up to news that changed everything. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead, killed in the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury. In this episode we cover the full picture of day two. The confirmed death of Khamenei and forty senior Iranian commanders including the Chief of Staff, the Defense Minister, and the head of Iran's covert nuclear weapons programme. The sinking of an Iranian warship in the Gulf of Oman. Iran's retaliatory campaign, Operation True Promise 4, which launched over seven hundred missiles and drones across the region targeting Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Three American service members killed. The one hundred and forty-eight children killed in the Minab school airstrike. Celebrations and gunfire on the streets of Iran. And the political earthquake in Washington as Congress prepares a war powers vote. This is day two of the US-Iran war. New episodes every day. Subscribe so you never miss an update. Khamenei dead, Operation Epic Fury, US Iran war 2026, Iran nuclear program, Iran missile strikes, Trump Iran, Israel Iran war, Middle East conflict 2026, Iran retaliation, Operation True Promise 4, Minab school airstrike, USS Abraham Lincoln, Iran war day two, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, daily news podcast.
February 28 · 20 min
Operation Epic Fury: The Day America Went to War With Iran
On February 28th, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, a massive coordinated military offensive against Iran. President Trump announced major combat operations in an eight-minute video, declaring that the United States would destroy Iran's missile capabilities, annihilate its navy, and eliminate its nuclear program once and for all. In this episode we cover everything from day one. Where the strikes hit. Which Iranian cities experienced explosions. What happened to Supreme Leader Khamenei. How Iran fired back with dozens of ballistic missiles targeting Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, and United States military bases across the Middle East. The political earthquake in Washington as Congress debated whether Trump had the legal authority to launch the operation. And the global reaction from the United Kingdom, Australia, Qatar, and Iran's exiled royal family. This is where the story begins. Episode one of Epic Fury, your daily briefing on the US-Iran war. New episodes every day. Subscribe so you never miss an update. Operation Epic Fury, US Iran war 2026, Iran nuclear program, Iran missile strikes, Trump Iran, Israel Iran war, Tehran bombing, Khamenei, Middle East conflict 2026, World War 3, US military news, Iran retaliation, breaking news podcast, geopolitics, daily news podcast.

Epic Fury: The US-Iran War Podcast

Iran War Day 17: Iran Says It Never Asked for a Deal as Trump Threatens to Cancel Xi Summit and Dubai Airport Burns

Iran War Day 16: Trump Calls for Global Warship Coalition to Reopen Hormuz as Iran Rebuffs Ceasefire and F1 Cancels Gulf Races

Iran War Day 15: Kharg Island Struck, Baghdad Embassy Hit and Iran Threatens to Destroy Every Oil Facility in the Gulf

Iran War Day 14: Trump Calls Iranians Deranged Scumbags as KC-135 Crashes, Oil Hits $100 and Supreme Leader Vows No Peace

Iran War Day 13: Pentagon Probe Finds US Missile Struck Minab School as Trump Says There Is Practically Nothing Left to Bomb

Iran War Day 12: Iran Mines the Strait of Hormuz, Threatens Trump's Life and Strikes American Facility in Baghdad as Pentagon Promises Most Intense Day of Bombing Yet

Iran War Day 11: Trump Says War Ending Soon Then Threatens Iran Twenty Times Harder — Special Forces Ground Invasion Planned

Bonus: The $20,000 Flying Bomb - Iran’s Shahed Drone Army Explained

Iran War Day 10: Son Named as New Supreme Leader as Oil Hits $110 and Markets Crash

Iran War Day 9: Son of Dead Supreme Leader Named as Successor as Trump Says Choice is Unacceptable

Iran War Day 8: Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender as Russia Feeds Iran Intelligence on US Warships

Bonus: The 73-Year Road to War — Iran and America from the 1953 CIA Coup to Operation Epic Fury

Iran War Day 7: Trump to Choose Supreme Leader as Dimona Nuclear Strike Threatened

America is Winning: Iranian Air Force Destroyed, Navy Sunk, Death Toll Passes 1,000

Hormuz is Closed: US Navy Ordered to Reopen Strait by Force as Death Toll Hits 787

One Thousand Targets Hit: Six Americans Dead as Iran Races to Replace Khamenei

Hezbollah Declares War: B-2 Bombers Over Iran as Oil Markets Spiral and Beirut Burns

Khamenei is Dead: 40 Commanders Killed as Operation Epic Fury Reshapes the Middle East

Operation Epic Fury: The Day America Went to War With Iran