{"id":90532,"date":"2026-02-28T17:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T11:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=90532"},"modified":"2026-02-28T17:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T11:57:48","slug":"operation-lions-roar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/operation-lions-roar\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Lion’s Roar, Background, Impact, Key Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

On February 28, 2026, Israel launched a pre-emptive strike on key sites in Tehran, naming it <\/span>Operation Lion\u2019s Roar<\/b>, amid concerns over Iran\u2019s nuclear program. The US supported the operation, calling its part <\/span>Operation Epic Fury,<\/b> aimed at weakening Iran\u2019s military and missile capabilities. Iran retaliated with missiles under <\/span>Operation True Promise 4<\/b>, targeting Israel and regional military sites. Air defenses were activated in Israel, and a state of emergency was declared, though no major casualties were reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

Operation Lion’s Roar Background<\/b><\/h2>\n

The strike followed stalled <\/span>US-Iran nuclear negotiations in Geneva.<\/b> Iran maintained its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, while the US demanded strict limits. President Trump had expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of talks and described Iran as a major regional threat.<\/span><\/p>\n

United States \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n

The United States has named its part of the campaign alongside Israel as<\/span> \u201cOperation Epic Fury.\u201d <\/b>President Donald Trump described it as a major military operation aimed at destroying Iran\u2019s missile and military capabilities. The US says the operation responds to threats from Iran\u2019s nuclear programme and destabilising activities in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also Read: Operation Sindoor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran Operation \u201cTrue Promise 4\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n

Iran has named its first wave of missile attacks on Israel as<\/span> \u201cOperation True Promise 4.\u201d <\/b>The Iranian military says the operation is a retaliatory strike against Israel and the US, targeting regional military sites. This operation is part of Iran\u2019s ongoing pattern of naming missile and drone strikes in response to Israeli actions<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Israel launched Operation Lion\u2019s Roar on Tehran over nuclear concerns, with US backing via Operation Epic Fury, triggering Iran\u2019s missile response and emergency alerts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":90523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[1909,5811],"class_list":{"0":"post-90532","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-operation","9":"tag-operation-lions-roar","10":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90532"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90536,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90532\/revisions\/90536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}