On March 2 local time, the U.S. Central Command posted on social media X that the U.S. "Epic Fury" operation against Iran was "the largest military firepower assembled in the region in a generation."

The "largest military firepower in recent decades" claimed by the U.S. Central Command, combined with the latest battle situation on March 2, reveals the core message: the U.S. strategy toward Iran has undergone a "qualitative change" - from extreme pressure to direct large-scale military conflict, aiming to completely destroy Iran's military counterattack capabilities through overwhelming firepower, and even pursuing "regime change." This marks the entry of the Middle East situation into an extremely dangerous new stage of war.

This is not an exaggeration of the military strike, but the real battlefield situation.

From the perspective of military deployment, the U.S. military deployed B-1, B-2 strategic bombers, as well as the entire series of stealth and non-stealth fighters from F-15 to F-35, F-22, in conjunction with the "Ford" carrier strike group. Compared to the 2003 Iraq War, this is the largest deployment in over 20 years.

From the intensity of the attack, within just 48 hours, the U.S. military struck more than 1,250 Iranian targets, almost eliminating all 11 Iranian naval vessels in the Gulf of Oman.

From the perspective of casualties, the conflict has already caused at least six U.S. personnel deaths and 18 serious injuries (earlier casualty figures). The bodies of soldiers killed in the initial attacks in Iran have been found, indicating that the ground situation is very severe.

The U.S. strategic intent is also changing, from "forcing back to the negotiation table" to "changing the regime";

from "using force to promote talks" to a full-scale escalation of the war.

The U.S. military's statement is not only a show of force, but also a declaration to the world: a large-scale war in the Middle East aimed at reshaping the Iranian regime has already begun.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1858607641756812/

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