The great wave of attacks could arrive very soon
En las primeras setenta y dos horas de la Operación Epic Fury, Estados Unidos ha golpeado más de 1.700 objetivos militares en Irán junto a Israel, en una campaña que comenzó con la muerte del Líder Supremo Alí Jamenei y que el presidente Trump describe como apenas el preludio de algo mayor. La humanidad observa cómo dos potencias desmantelan metódicamente la arquitectura militar de una nación, mientras el costo en vidas —civiles y soldados por igual— comienza a contarse en centenares. Es un momento que recuerda que las guerras modernas no comienzan con declaraciones formales, sino con oleadas de acero que reconfiguran el orden del mundo antes de que la diplomacia pueda encontrar su voz.
- En solo tres días, más de 1.700 objetivos iraníes han sido destruidos —centros de mando, silos de misiles, submarinos, redes de defensa aérea— en una campaña de desmantelamiento sistemático sin precedentes recientes.
- Irán ha respondido: dos drones alcanzaron la embajada estadounidense en Arabia Saudita, seis soldados americanos han muerto, y los ataques iraníes contra Israel y bases militares de EE.UU. en la región continúan.
- Washington cerró temporalmente sus embajadas en Arabia Saudita y Kuwait y emitió una alerta urgente pidiendo a ciudadanos estadounidenses abandonar catorce países de la región ante el riesgo de escalada.
- El costo humano ya es visible: 787 muertos en Irán según la Media Luna Roja, 40 fallecidos y 246 heridos en Líbano por ataques israelíes, y la cifra real de desplazados y daños aún no puede medirse.
- Trump advierte que la 'gran ola' de ataques —dirigida a destruir el programa nuclear, la armada y el arsenal de misiles iraní— aún no ha llegado, y podría desatarse 'muy pronto'.
El martes, el ejército de Estados Unidos reveló que había golpeado más de 1.700 objetivos en Irán en apenas setenta y dos horas, una cifra que supera los 1.250 reportados en las primeras cuarenta y ocho horas de la Operación Epic Fury —la campaña conjunta con Israel que comenzó el sábado y que, en sus primeros minutos, acabó con la vida del Líder Supremo Alí Jamenei.
Para esta nueva fase, Washington incorporó los bombarderos estratégicos B-52, utilizados por primera vez en este conflicto, sumándolos a los ya desplegados B-2 furtivos, cazas F-35 y drones kamikaze LUCAS. Los blancos abarcan la totalidad de la infraestructura militar iraní: cuarteles generales de los Guardianes de la Revolución, redes de defensa aérea, silos de misiles balísticos, buques de guerra, submarinos e instalaciones de comunicaciones. La escala del ataque sugiere un objetivo más profundo que la disuasión: el desmantelamiento metódico de la capacidad iraní de proyectar poder en la región.
Irán no ha permanecido pasivo. Dos drones alcanzaron la embajada estadounidense en Arabia Saudita, provocando un incendio menor. Los ataques iraníes contra Israel y bases militares norteamericanas en Oriente Medio continuaron el martes, y seis soldados estadounidenses han perdido la vida. En respuesta, el Departamento de Estado cerró temporalmente sus embajadas en Arabia Saudita y Kuwait, y emitió una alerta urgente instando a los ciudadanos americanos a abandonar catorce países de la región.
El costo humano se acumula con rapidez. La Media Luna Roja iraní contabiliza 787 muertos desde el inicio de los bombardeos. En Líbano, los ataques israelíes han dejado cuarenta fallecidos y 246 heridos. Estas cifras, sin embargo, apenas capturan una fracción del daño real.
El presidente Trump ha advertido que la ofensiva está lejos de concluir. En las próximas semanas, prometió, llegarán nuevas oleadas de ataques destinadas a destruir el programa nuclear iraní, su armada y su arsenal de misiles. La 'gran ola', dijo, aún no ha llegado —y podría hacerlo muy pronto. Lo que el mundo ha presenciado hasta ahora, por devastador que sea, podría ser apenas el comienzo.
The United States military announced on Tuesday that it had struck more than 1,700 targets across Iran over the preceding seventy-two hours, marking a significant escalation in what officials are calling Operation Epic Fury—a joint campaign with Israel that began on Saturday and, in its opening moments, killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
The figure represents a sharp increase from the 1,250 targets the Pentagon reported hitting in the first forty-eight hours. U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations across the Middle East, disclosed the new tally as American forces expanded their arsenal to include B-52 strategic bombers—a weapon system being deployed against Iranian targets for the first time in this conflict. The B-52s join other advanced platforms already in use: B-2 stealth bombers, F-35 fighter jets, and LUCAS kamikaze drones.
The targets struck span the full spectrum of Iran's military infrastructure. Command and control centers have been hit, along with the joint headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the aerospace forces command, integrated air defense networks, ballistic missile silos, naval vessels, submarines, and anti-ship missile installations. Communications systems have been degraded. The scope suggests a campaign designed not merely to strike at specific threats but to systematically dismantle Iran's capacity to project power across the region.
Iran has promised retaliation, and that response has already begun. On Monday, two drones reached the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia, igniting a small fire and causing minor structural damage but no casualties. By Tuesday, Iranian strikes continued against Israel and American military installations across the Middle East. In response, the State Department announced the temporary closure of the U.S. embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and issued an urgent advisory urging American citizens to leave fourteen countries in the region due to grave security risks. The human cost of the Iranian response has mounted: six American soldiers have been killed so far.
The toll on Iranian civilians and military personnel is substantial. The Iranian Red Crescent has documented 787 deaths since the combined Israeli and American bombing campaign began. In neighboring Lebanon, where Israeli strikes have continued, the Health Ministry reports forty dead and 246 wounded. These figures capture only the immediate, documented losses—the full scope of displacement, injury, and infrastructure damage remains unclear.
President Trump has signaled that the offensive is far from over. He has promised that strikes will continue for several more weeks, with the stated objective of destroying Iran's entire missile program, its navy, and its nuclear capabilities. More pointedly, Trump warned that the campaign has not yet unleashed what he called the "great wave" of attacks—a larger assault he suggested could arrive "very soon." The language suggests that what has already occurred, however massive in scale, may represent only an opening phase of a much broader conflict.
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The offensive will continue for several more weeks with the goal of destroying Iran's missile program, navy, and nuclear capabilities— President Trump
The great wave of attacks has not yet been launched and could arrive very soon— President Trump
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Why deploy B-52s now, at this particular moment? What changes when you bring in that specific platform?
The B-52 is a statement. It's a seventy-year-old design, but it carries enormous payload and can loiter for hours. Using it signals that this isn't a surgical strike—it's a sustained campaign. You're not trying to be subtle anymore.
The jump from 1,250 targets to 1,700 in just one day—what does that acceleration tell us?
It tells you the pace is increasing, not stabilizing. They're not consolidating. They're building momentum. Each wave is larger than the last, which means they're either running through a pre-planned list faster than expected, or they're adding new targets as intelligence comes in.
Trump says the "great wave" hasn't come yet. Do you believe him?
I think he believes it. Whether it's true depends on what "great wave" means. If it means something qualitatively different—nuclear targets, regime facilities, economic infrastructure—then yes, there's likely more. If it just means more of the same, the distinction is mostly rhetorical.
Six American soldiers dead so far. How does that number change the political calculation?
It makes withdrawal harder. Every casualty is a justification for the next strike. It also means families are grieving, which creates domestic pressure to finish what was started. The math shifts from "should we do this" to "how do we make sure it was worth it."
787 Iranians dead according to their own count. Does that number matter to how this ends?
It matters enormously, but not in the way you might think. It's not about proportionality or justice—it's about whether Iran's government can survive politically if the number keeps climbing. At some point, even a government that controls the media faces a legitimacy crisis.
What happens in week four if Trump keeps his word?
You're looking at either Iranian capitulation, which seems unlikely, or a regional conflict that spreads beyond Iran. Lebanon is already burning. You have proxy forces across Iraq and Syria. The architecture for a much larger war is already in place.