Military Combatant Command
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Ran the now-lifted Gulf blockade
The US lifted its naval blockade of Iran on May 29. A week later, American forces fast-roped onto a supertanker in the Indian Ocean, thousands of miles from the Gulf.
Updated Yesterday
Defending bases under intensified Iranian and proxy attacks one month into Operation Epic Fury
A missile struck the helipad inside the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad on March 14, destroying part of the Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) air defense system, its radar, and satellite communications. The embassy—the largest US compound in the world—has faced hundreds of attacks by Iran-aligned militias since US and Israeli strikes on Iran began February 28. No full evacuation has occurred despite the damage, with militia operations continuing at high tempo.
Updated 7 days ago
Leading Operation Epic Fury
Ali Khamenei ruled Iran as supreme leader for 36 years until joint US-Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026, killed him along with family members and multiple top military and intelligence officials at his Tehran compound. The succession process is now opaque and under fire, with the Assembly of Experts' Qom site damaged, acting leader Ali Larijani facing a power vacuum, and the IRGC interim council trying to preserve control.
Executing heaviest strikes yet on day 39; B-1B deployments signal potential infrastructure targeting
Operation Epic Fury, launched jointly by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2026, reached day 39 with the heaviest strikes yet on Iran. The campaign has confirmed over 9,000 targets hit, more than 130 naval vessels destroyed, and at least 55 senior regime leaders killed.
Consolidating Middle East presence; focused on Syria ISIS operations
The United States returned to Iraq in 2014 after ISIS captured Mosul and threatened Baghdad. On January 17, 2026, American forces completed their withdrawal from federal Iraqi territory, with the Iraqi Army assuming full control of Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province.
Updated May 21
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