9,000 Iranian Targets Hit So Far, US Central Command Says

CENTCOM also disputed claims that a US F-15 jet was shot down over Kuwait.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, on Feb. 28, 2026. U.S. Navy via Getty Images

The U.S. military command leading the war effort against Iran said that more than 9,000 targets have been struck and more than 9,000 flights have been conducted so far since the conflict started in February.

In an operational update on March 23, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it’s still focusing on “striking targets to dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus.” Around 140 Iranian naval vessels have been destroyed, it said.