Social media users are taking Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the rest of the Trump administration to task over the name of the ongoing U.S. military operation against Iran.

“Operation Epic Fury” has been widely mocked online as a “stupid” and “childish” title that critics suggested sounds like it was dreamt up by a young kid, they vented on X, formerly Twitter.

U.S. forces launched major combat strikes on Iran on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior leaders, according to officials.

The U.S. has destroyed nine Iranian warships, Trump said.

Three U.S. troops have been killed and five seriously wounded.

Trump has indicated the attacks could continue for up to a month.

I love how these operation names are like the ones I used to give my little plastic soldiers when I was 5-6 yrs old! Memories!

Also, "OPERATION EPIC FURY"? What a stupid name. My future kids gonna read this dumb name in history books years from now. They could've at least named it something less dumb

Of course you think “Operation Epic Fury” sounds badass, you’re 12

Imagine how stupid you have to be to name an operation that's sole purpose is the cover up the Epstein Files: Operation Epic Fury..

Even war has to have a stupid, childish name in the Trump Regime. "Operation Epic Fury"?! Why not "Operation Distract from Epstein" ??

They're calling it Operation Epic Fury? Childish neanderthals.

“Operation Epic Fury”. Thoughts and prayers for all those caught up in the fallout from the stupidity of these deeply unserious egomaniacs.

Operation Epic Fury. Such a stupid name. Such a stupid activity.

Imagine such a cruel stupid edgelord idiot without any regard for human life that you'd name a military operation "Epic Fury". It sounds like the name of a Wolverine rip-off from a rejected Rob Liefield Image Comic in the late 90s & even Liefield was like "eh, kinda on the nose".

Operation Epic Fury sounds like a energy drink that gives you heart palpitations and bad decisions.

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