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Pentagon tells military personnel to stop calling Iran war "Operation Epic Fury"

Name: Pentagon tells military personnel to stop calling Iran war "Operation Epic Fury"
Uploaded: 2026-09-03T17:13:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 10 s
Description: CBS News has obtained an email showing that the Pentagon told personnel in July to stop calling the war in Iran "Operation Epic Fury." The Pentagon says the operation officially ended May 5. Former Trump national security adviser H. R. McMaster joins with analysis.

CBS News has obtained an email showing that the Pentagon told personnel in July to stop calling the war in Iran "Operation Epic Fury." The Pentagon says the operation officially ended May 5. Former Trump national security adviser H. R. McMaster joins with analysis.