{"id":2575198,"date":"2026-03-02T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iran-operation-is-ahead-of-schedule\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:09:52","slug":"trump-says-iran-operation-is-ahead-of-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-iran-operation-is-ahead-of-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran operation is &#8216;ahead of schedule&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-iran-operation-is-ahead-of-schedule%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575198&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that President Donald Trump said Operation Epic Fury, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-will-request-multibillion-dollar-defense-budget-boost-in-2023\/\" title=\"France Will Request Multibillion-Dollar Defense Budget Boost in 2023\">major joint<\/a> U.S.\u2013Israel offensive against Iran, was moving ahead of schedule. He touted the United States as having the strongest military in the world and said they would prevail, noting the operation was ahead of its initial time projections. Trump outlined four objectives for the strikes: destroy Iran\u2019s missile capabilities, annihilate its navy, prevent Iran from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-a-veteran-who-witnessed-iranian-aggression-heres-why-john-kerrys-behavior-is-so-alarming\/\" title=\"As A Veteran Who Witnessed ...ian Aggression, Here\u2019s Why John Kerry\u2019s Behavior Is So Alarming\">obtaining nuclear weapons<\/a>, and stop it from arming terrorist groups. The piece notes that the Pentagon is sending more firepower to the Middle East, and that at least four U.S. troops have died so far,with Trump offering condolences during a Medal of Honor ceremony. It also references the claim that the offensive killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials, and that Trump dismissed media suggestions he might become bored with the operation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump claims US &lsquo;ahead of schedule&rsquo; in Operation Epic Fury against Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2519086\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Monday that Operation Epic Fury, the major joint military offensive by the U.S. and&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>, was moving &ldquo;ahead of schedule: against its targets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have the strongest and most powerful, by far, military in the world, and we will easily prevail,&rdquo; Trump said during a Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re already substantially ahead of our time projections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4476790\/trump-iran-conflict-will-honor-americans-killed\/\">Trump says Iran conflict will &#8216;continue&#8217; to honor four Americans killed in action<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4476651\/watch-live-trump-awards-medals-of-honor-three-us-troops\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump awards Medals of Honor to three US troops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4476455\/usha-vance-visit-childrens-national-hospital-national-reading-month\/\">Usha Vance to visit Children&rsquo;s National Hospital to mark National Reading Month<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Whatever the time is, it&rsquo;s okay. Whatever it takes &hellip; we have from right, from the beginning, we projected four to five weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that. We&rsquo;ll do it,&rdquo; Trump also said about the projected length of the operation. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4476491\/dan-caine-additional-firepower-middle-east-hedges-operation-timeline\/\">DAN CAINE SAYS ADDITIONAL FIREPOWER HEADED TO MIDDLE EAST AND HEDGES OPERATION TIMELINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments were the first time he spoke publicly about Operation Epic Fury since it began early Saturday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-dei-firm-represents-repressive-regimes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pro-DEI firm represents repressive regimes - Washington Examiner\">offensive led<\/a> to the death of Ayatollah&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>&nbsp;and other senior Iranian officials.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president pushed back<\/a> against media claims that he would eventually become &ldquo;bored&rdquo; with the operation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I got bored, I wouldn&rsquo;t be standing here right now. I guarantee you that,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;&hellip; We also projected four weeks to terminate the military leadership, and as you know, that was done in about an hour. So we&rsquo;re ahead of schedule there by a lot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also outlined four &ldquo;objectives&rdquo; about the strikes on Iran, which include destroying Iran&rsquo;s missile capabilities, &ldquo;annihilating&rdquo; its navy, preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and stopping it from arming terrorist groups around the country.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before Trump spoke, Gen.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-caine\/\">Dan Caine<\/a>, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\">Pentagon<\/a>&nbsp;is sending more firepower to the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>At least four U.S. troops have died so far in the campaign, according to U.S. Central Command. Trump paid his condolences to the fallen during the Medal of Honor ceremony. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, we grieve for the four heroic American service members who have been killed in action, and send our love and support to their families,&rdquo; Trump said. <\/p>\n<p>The four fallen service members have not yet been identified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Epic Fury is ahead of schedule against Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2575199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26061610651412.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[74895,70371,3823,74894,3634],"class_list":["post-2575198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ahead-of-schedule","tag-breaking-news-2","tag-iran","tag-military-operation-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26061610651412.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575198"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575202,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575198\/revisions\/2575202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}