CENTCOM released its 72 hours into the war update on Tuesday, noting that American forces had now struck 1,700 Iranian targets, nearly double the number of the day before.

In the first 24 hours, the US struck 900 targets.

The pace went down in the 48-hour report, which reached only 1,200 targets, or only 300 targets in the second day.

US President Donald Trump - Operation Epic Fury. March 2, 2026.
US President Donald Trump - Operation Epic Fury. March 2, 2026. (credit: SCREENSHOT/ X / @WhiteHouse)

Pace of American attacks on Iran nearly doubles

With a jump to 1,700 targets total, or 500 targets in the 72-hour report, the pace of American strikes on Iran has nearly doubled.

It was unclear if this was the "largest" attack foreshadowed by US President Donald Trump in recent interviews, or a lead into an even larger volume of impending attacks for later this week.

Unlike Israeli military updates, the US updates have had similar generic categories of targets each day, such as Islamic Revolutionary Guard command centers, naval assets, ballistic missile sites, and air defenses, without giving much in terms of specifics.