Iran begged for a ceasefire, Operation Epic Fury was a 'capital V' victory: US

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said that Iran "begged for a ceasefire" and called it a "big day for world peace". "Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital V military victory," he stated. Hegseth said that the operation rendered Iran's military "combat ineffective for years to come."