CONGRESSMAN JOHN H. RUTHERFORD - Representing Florida's 5th Congressional District ABOUT CONTACT ISSUES MEDIA SERVICES STUDENT RESOURCES Home Media » Press Releases Rutherford Statement on Operation Epic Furry February 28, 2026 | Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Saturday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on Operation Epic Furry, the U.S. military operation in Iran: "The Iranian regime has set the table for Operation Epic Furry through their forty-seven years of state sponsored terrorism and murder of American citizens. The Iranian regime has continued their pursuit of "death to America" through their continued development of nuclear weapons capable of striking America. "Tens of thousands of Iranian people have been violently murdered by the Iranian regime for seeking freedom and basic human rights. It's clear: this evil regime seeks to kill and must be obliterated. "The President, and many before him, have given Iran every opportunity to make a deal for peace to end this long conflict, but the Iranian regime has time and time again refused. Now, the hour of freedom is at hand....