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Operation Epic Fury: The US-Iran Conflict 2026

Updated overview in Norwegian of Operation Epic Fury and it escalating US-Iran conflict in February-March 2026: background, status, scenarios and key persons.

News 13 March: Open sources still point to high operational tempo, sustained regional pressure, and no publicly confirmed strategic course change beyond the picture established on 10-12 March.

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Background

History, lines of interest and triggering events in February 2026.

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The situation now

Summary of the battle picture, risk areas and central ones developmental features.

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What next?

Further escalation, de-escalation and regional scenarios ripple effects.

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Attack map

Interactive map with multiple points: Iran, Iraq, Dubai/UAE, Hormuz, aircraft carrier area and US nodes.

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Short timeline

Selected milestones (simplified overview).

Date Events
2026-03-13 Open-source checkpoint: Reuters/AP rolling coverage still indicates sustained high operational tempo and broad regional pressure, with no publicly confirmed strategic course change beyond the 10-12 March status picture.
2026-03-12 Open-source checkpoint: Reuters/AP reporting still points to high operational tempo and broad regional pressure, with no publicly confirmed strategic course change beyond the status picture from 10-11 March.
2026-03-11 Open-source checkpoint: Reuters/AP coverage indicates continued high operational tempo across multiple fronts, with no publicly confirmed strategic course change beyond the developments reported on March 10.
2026-03-10 Reuters/AP report continued overnight strikes around Tehran, reported shutdown of ADNOC's Ruwais refinery after a drone strike, and U.S. Patriot deployment near NATO's Kurecik radar base in Turkey.
2026-03-08 New reported incidents against energy and water infrastructure (Tehran/Bahrain) highlights increased civilian vulnerability in the conflict area.
2026-03-07 Currently no publicly confirmed strategic course change beyond the March 6 statements; the rating is still high operational rate combined with active de-escalation track.
2026-03-06 CENTCOM mentions close regional coordination in the C-SIPA meeting (Bahrain, Great Britain, USA), while the UN chief warns of that the situation can get out of control without diplomacy negotiations.
2026-03-05 New signals about tighter identification and notification routines in air operations, at the same time as de-escalating contact lines are maintained.
2026-03-04 Operations are ongoing, while investigation of friendly fire in Kuwait and diplomatic UN tracks characterize the risk assessments.
2026-03-01 Iranian counter-offensives with drones/missiles; regional preparedness is scaled up.
2026-02-28 Launch of Operation Epic Fury (confirmed by CENTCOM) and coordinated attacks against targets in Iran.
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What is the site for?

A unified Norwegian "starting point" that explains concepts, actors and development features — with links to primary sources.

Focus
Background, status, scenarios, people
Update
Last updated 2026-03-13
Method
Concise synthesis + source links
Language
Norwegian (Bokmal), nb-NO