{"id":6686,"date":"2026-05-06T19:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6686"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:23:36","slug":"united-states-has-concluded-the-offensive-phase-of-operation-epic-fury-marco-rubio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6686","title":{"rendered":"United States has concluded the offensive phase of Operation Epic Fury : Marco Rubio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Washington, D.C. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the United States has concluded the offensive phase of \u201cOperation Epic Fury,\u201d saying the mission achieved its primary objectives, while warning that U.S. forces remain ready to act again if necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Rubio confirmed that \u201cOperation Epic Fury is concluded\u201d after months of military action involving strikes on Iran-linked targets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">He emphasized the U.S. is not seeking further escalation, but prefers diplomacy and a negotiated outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Despite the end of the offensive phase, U.S. forces remain on standby, prepared to resume combat if attacked or if threats re-emerge. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The U.S. has transitioned to a new, smaller mission called \u201cProject Freedom,\u201d focused on protecting shipping routes\u2014especially in the Strait of Hormuz. Officials describe this as a defensive operation, not a continuation of large-scale combat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Tensions remain high, with sporadic attacks and instability in the region despite a fragile ceasefire. Thousands of civilians and commercial vessels are still affected by disruptions in key maritime routes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The U.S. has formally ended the main combat phase of Operation Epic Fury, but the situation remains volatile. While Washington is signaling a move toward diplomacy, it is also keeping military options open, making clear that fighting could resume if conditions worsen.<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_260506_092144_465.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the United States has concluded the offensive phase of \u201cOperation Epic Fury,\u201d saying the mission achieved its primary objectives, while warning that U.S. forces remain ready to act again if necessary. Rubio confirmed that \u201cOperation Epic Fury is concluded\u201d after months of military [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/949aa9082aac434b89fd0558036b8c57.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6688,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6686\/revisions\/6688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}