Mark your calendar and remember the events of this month. March 2026 will go down as a turning point in the battle against global jihad.
Operation Epic Fury
The United States and Israel are currently in the midst of a crucial operation to destroy the undisputed kingpins of Islamic terror, the Iranian regime. Iran is the head of the snake, and if the regime and its proxies like Hezbollah topple, we will have a new Middle East, not to mention a more secure America. We would also strike a massive blow against Islam’s advance.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday provided a very encouraging update on Operation Epic Fury:
Never before has a modern capable military, which Iran used to have, been so quickly destroyed and made combat ineffective, devastated.
We said it would not be a fair fight and it has not been. As I stated during our first press conference on day two – that was 10 short days ago – the combination of the world’s two most powerful air forces is unprecedented and unbeatable. Between our Air Force and that of the Israelis, over 15,000 enemy targets have been struck. That’s well over 1,000 a day.
No other combination of countries in the world can do that. So today, as we speak, we fly over the top of Iran and Tehran, fighters and bombers all day, picking targets as they choose, as our intelligence gets better and better and more refined. Looking up, the IRGC and Iranian regime sees only two things on the side of aircraft: the stars and stripes and the Star of David, the evil regime’s worst nightmare.
Iran has no air defenses. Iran has no air force. Iran has no Navy. Their missiles, their missile launchers and drones being destroyed or shot out of the sky. Their missile volume is down 90%. Their one-way attack drones yesterday, down 95%.
It is now desperation time for the Ayatollahs as they face their possible demise. That’s why they’re now trying to shut down the Strait of Hormuz and drive up oil and gas prices. They really have no good options left.
Islamic Terror Attacks On US Soil
There is concern that the regime could try to activate cells in the United States as well. March 2026 has already been a very memorable month for jihad in America, and for all the wrong reasons.
On Thursday, we saw two Islamic terror attacks on US soil. In Michigan, a Muslim man from Lebanon rammed his car into a synagogue outside Detroit and then opened fire before being killed by law enforcement.
On the same day, we had a Muslim man, previously convicted of supporting ISIS, open fire at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two more before he himself was killed.
Thursday’s events followed an incident last weekend where two ISIS sympathizers attempted to bomb a protest in New York City. We kicked off the month of March with an Islamic terror attack in Austin, Texas, where a Muslim man wearing a shirt emblazoned with an Iranian flag and the phrase “Property of Allah” opened fire at a bar and killed three people.
It is becoming clear that America has a jihad problem—and it runs much deeper than guns and bombs.
Erick Stakelbeck is an author, analyst, host of “The Watchman” program, and the Director of Christians United for Israel’s CUFI Watchman Project.
Editor’s Note: The Rise Of Islam In America
As recently noted by Olive Tree Ministries’ Founder Jan Markell, “The rise of Islam in America is staggering.”
“I live among 100,000 Somalis and have written that I live in Mogadishu on the Mississippi, Minneapolis, MN,” Markell highlighted. “A hardened Muslim is Mayor of America’s largest city, Zohran Mamdani. Islam is targeting Texas almost as their U.S. caliphate. Cities like Dearborn, MI are re-named Dearbornistan. This is serious! The mind of the true Islamist makes us all unsafe, including our churches that are a target.”
“The most underrated story of the 21st century is the destruction of Christian communities around the world,” she continued. “Communism and Islam are the perpetrators. This will accelerate in 2026.”
