US strikes more than 1,700 targets in Iran during first 72 hours of Operation Epic Fury

The target set reflects a concentrated effort to degrade the core of Iran's military command structure and strike capabilities. 

Sites hit include command and control centers, the IRGC Joint Headquarters and the IRGC Aerospace Forces Headquarters, along with integrated air defense systems and ballistic missile sites. 

Nuclear sites are not listed among the targets. Officials say the strikes are prioritizing locations that pose an "imminent threat," underscoring the operation's focus on neutralizing assets capable of launching missile attacks, sustaining naval operations or directing defensive responses.

The scope of assets deployed highlights the scale and complexity of the campaign. Strategic bombers including B-1, B-2 and B-52 aircraft have been used alongside F-15, F-16 and F-18 fighter jets and fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters. A-10 attack jets and EA-18G electronic attack aircraft are also participating, supported by airborne early warning and control platforms and airborne communication relay aircraft.

So far six U.S. service members have been killed in the campaign, according to officials. 

Three F-15s were shot down in a friendly fire incident in Kuwait Tuesday. At least 48 top Iranian leaders have been killed in the joint U.S.-Israeli operations.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the mission is focused on "the destruction of their ballistic missile capabilities, and their ability to manufacture them" as well as "the threat posed by their navy to global shipping." 

Both Rubio and War Secretary Pete Hegseth have said regime change is not the primary goal of the operation.