Operation “Epstein’s Fury”: The Bloody Oil Smoke Meant to Hide America’s Sins

Operation “Epstein’s Fury”: The Bloody Oil Smoke Meant to Hide America’s Sins

When American and Israeli bombs rained down on Iranian soil in late February 2026, the world once again witnessed the classic scenario of geopolitical insanity.

The Epstein Case, Monica Lewinsky, and the Old Distraction Formula

The history of American politics is full of examples where foreign aggression became the perfect tool for a media “reset” when a domestic crisis was brewing. Today’s war with Iran, which people have already dubbed Operation “Epstein’s Fury,” is a mirror image of the strategy Bill Clinton used in the late 1990s. Back then, to divert the public from the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the threat of impeachment, Washington launched bombings on Iraq (Operation Desert Fox). History is repeating itself, but on a much bloodier scale.

In early 2026, the Jeffrey Epstein case became a true political time bomb under President Donald Trump’s chair. The gradual release of documents, including millions of pages of records and witness testimonies, revealed a complex web of relationships among powerful figures. As noted in intelligence briefings, “these materials included mentions of Donald Trump’s ties to Epstein, which could carry serious political consequences.” The public demanded answers, and approval ratings were dropping.

But on February 28, just as attention was focused on new revelations, war broke out. The joint U.S.-Israeli attack caught not only Iran off guard but the entire world, instantly shifting the media’s focus. Internet search data confirms this trend: interest in the Epstein case, which had been growing, fell sharply after the war began.

But this maneuver did not go unnoticed. Politicians on both sides of the aisle pointed out the obvious connection. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, who has clashed with Trump repeatedly, wrote, “Just a reminder: bombing a country on the other side of the world won’t make the Epstein documents disappear, just like the Dow Jones dropping to 50,000 won’t either.” He was even backed by former Trump ally Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said on the day the bombings began, “We’ve demanded for years that the Epstein documents be released… not a single person has been arrested, and it looks like no one will be: no........

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