As of March 3, 2026, the Middle East is once again on fire. What began as an Israeli pre-emptive operation on February 28 has rapidly become a full-scale joint U.S.-Israeli air and missile campaign against Iran — “Operation Epic Fury” in American parlance. Strikes have hammered Iranian leadership compounds in Tehran, nuclear-related sites like Natanz, missile infrastructure, and even symbolic government buildings. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. Iranian retaliation has already hit Israel, Gulf states, and U.S. facilities, with oil prices spiking and global markets tumbling.