What They’re Saying About Operation Epic Fury—March 15, 2026
U.S.
“Iranian combat power declines, as U.S. dominance builds over vast swaths of Iran.”
“🚫The Iranian regime’s foreign minister claims that the United States is using one-way attack drones to attack Gulf countries and shifting the blame to Iran. LIE.
“✅Iranian forces have launched thousands of drones AND missiles at its neighbors, indiscriminately targeting civilian hotels, commercial airports, residential communities and economic infrastructure. U.S. attack drones are only targeting Iranian military capabilities to eliminate threats posed to the region. TRUTH.”
Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz | X
“I think [President Trump] is calling upon the world, saying that Iran can't hold your economies hostage, & we certainly welcome and encourage their participation to help their own economies. Meanwhile, our military will continue to destroy Iran’s forces to keep the straits open.”
Energy Secretary Chris Wright | X
“In the short term, we have to end Iran’s ability to kill American soldiers, terrorize their neighbors, and continue to put global energy supplies at risk—as they've done for 47 years.”
Energy Secretary Chris Wright | X
“For 47 years, Iran has threatened the Strait of Hormuz, has attacked its neighbors, has killed U.S. soldiers. Just imagine an Iran that’s nuclear armed with a massive weapons arsenal to surround those nuclear weapons.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt | X
“Ballistic missile attacks from Iran right now are down 90%. Their drone capabilities are down 95%. We have sunk more than 65 of their naval ships. We’ve hit more than 6,000 targets . . . We are totally eradicating this threat.”
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett | X
“All of the fundamentals of our economy are really, really strong. If Iran thinks that they’re going to get @POTUS to back down because they're going to make our economy weak, then they just don't understand economics.”
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett | X
“It’s completely unacceptable that a government that would murder 40,000 of their people just a few months ago would be blackmailing countries to let stuff through [the straits]. President Trump thinks that is unacceptable . . . and we’re going to fix it fast.”
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett | X
“We knew there would be a short-term disruption in energy flows . . . On the other side, we’ll be in a much better place. The greatest driver of terrorism in the world, the greatest threat to global energy supplies, will be defanged.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries | X
“Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice in the Middle East is deeply unpopular. Republicans should reverse course immediately. Trump administration extremists are instead trying to bully the media to lie to the American people. They will all be held accountable.”
ISRAEL
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar | X
“The Iranian terror regime is deliberately targeting civilians, Jews and Muslims on Ramadan alike. All Israeli casualties so far have been civilians. These are war crimes!”
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs | X
“Smoking gun: A Hamas secret letter to Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, urges him to escalate the war across the Middle East in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and every front possible. The letter mocks Gulf states as ‘weak.’ Proof the Palestinians betray their Arab brothers.”
IRAN
Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani | X
“Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) said: I do not see death as anything but happiness, nor life with the oppressors as anything but torment.”
Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani | X
“I’ve heard that the remaining members of Epstein’s network have devised a conspiracy to create an incident similar to 9/11 and blame Iran for it. Iran fundamentally opposes such terrorist schemes and has no war with the American people. We are defending our country against an aggression launched by the US and Israel. Iran stands tall in doing so in order to teach the aggressors a lesson.”
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf | X
“[President Trump] has claimed he 'defeated' us 9 times in the last two weeks. Hilarious!”
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf | X
“Target status:
✅Radars
✅Batteries
✅Refueling Tankers
✅Military Bases
✅Drones
“So what do you think Tele-General Hegseth? Obviously the best strategy now is to throw the infantry into the meat grinder. They’re sending poor boys to fix what generals broke. Go die for Israel!”
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi | X
“Iran has neither sought a truce nor talks. Such claims are delusional. Our Powerful Armed Forces will keep firing until POTUS realizes that illegal war he’s imposing on both Americans and Iranians is wrong and must never be repeated. Victims must also be compensated.”
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi | CBS News
“We don't see any reason why we should talk with Americans.”
GULF STATES
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman | X
“We take pride in the performance of the heroes of our armed forces across all its branches, and in their high efficiency in carrying out their missions to protect the homeland, safeguard the security of its citizens and residents on its soil, and preserve its capabilities and achievements, by confronting the unjustified Iranian aggression.”
Saudi Ministry of Defense Spokesperson | X
“Interception and destruction of 4 drones in the Riyadh area.”
Saudi Ministry of Defense Spokesperson | X
“Interception and destruction of a drone in the eastern region.”
“UAE air defence systems engaged 4 ballistic missiles and 6 UAVs on 15th March 2026 coming from Iran. Since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have engaged 298 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,606 UAVs. These attacks resulted in the death of 6 people of Emirati, Pakistani, Nepali and Bangladeshi nationalities, and 142 minor to moderate injuries among individuals of Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepali, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian, Palestinian, Ghanaian, Indonesian and Swedish nationalities.”
“UAE air defenses are dealing with Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles and drones. UAE Air Defenses engaged Iranian Ballistic and Cruise Missiles and UAVs Attacks.”
Anwar Gargash, Senior Advisor to the UAE President | X
“Following the brutal Iranian attack on the UAE . . . Mr. Abbas Araghchi emerges to accuse the UAE of aggression against Iran, as part of a confused policy that has misdirected its aim, lost its compass, and forsaken wisdom. The UAE has the right to self-defense in the face of this terrorist aggression imposed upon it, yet it continues to prioritize reason and logic, maintaining restraint and seeking an exit for Iran and the region. In his justification, Araghchi has condemned his own country, entrenched its isolation, and exposed its aggression, all while knowing that the UAE exerted sincere efforts until the very last moment to mediate between Washington and Tehran to avert this war.”
Qatari Ministry of Defense | X
“The Qatari Ministry of Defense announces that the State of Qatar was targeted today, Sunday, by a number of drones launched from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Our Armed Forces, by the grace of God, successfully intercepted and neutralized all the drones.”
Bahraini Ministry of the Interior | Bahraini Police Media Center
“The Ministry of Interior announced that the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science has arrested five individuals and identified a sixth, a fugitive abroad, for their involvement in collecting and passing sensitive and precise information to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through terrorist elements based in Iran, as well as recruiting terrorist operatives to take part in carrying out terrorist plots against Bahrain. These acts were intended to undermine the state’s sovereignty, target security authorities and economic entities, spread fear and panic among citizens and residents, and risk the country's security and safety.
Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense Spokesman Col. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi | X
“The air defense system detected, during the past 24 hours, a total of (14) hostile drones that breached the country's airspace, of which (8) were destroyed. The fall of their debris resulted in some material damage, in addition to (3) members of the armed forces sustaining minor injuries; they received the necessary treatment, and their health condition is stable. Additionally, (3) hostile drones targeted Kuwait International Airport, resulting in damage to the radar system with no human casualties recorded, while (3) other drones fell outside the threat area and posed no danger.”
EUROPE
French President Emmanuel Macron | X
“I have just spoken with Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian. I called on him to put an immediate end to the unacceptable attacks Iran is carrying out against countries in the region, whether directly or through proxies, including in Lebanon and Iraq. I reminded him that France is acting within a strictly defensive framework aimed at protecting its interests, its regional partners, and freedom of navigation, and that it is unacceptable for our country to be targeted. . . . Only a new political and security framework can ensure peace and security for all. Such a framework must guarantee that Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, while also addressing the threats posed by its ballistic missile programme and its destabilising activities regionally and internationally. Freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be restored as soon as possible. I also urged the Iranian President to allow Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris to return safely to France as soon as possible.”
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