Operation Epic Fury Economic Dashboard

The Economic Impact: Before & After Operation Epic Fury

President Trump has stated that Operation Epic Fury was launched to eliminate the threat of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. In a recent statement, he said the nuclear material was obliterated so completely that it is now “nuclear dust” buried deep underground and only the United States and China have the capabilities to recover it. So how is Iran an imminent threat if they can't get to their own nuclear material?

This dashboard compares selected economic, military, shipping, and casualty statistics before and after the operation.

Economic Indicator

Before Operation Epic Fury
February 27, 2026

Current Status
May 12, 2026

Change
(Difference)

⛽Gasoline Price (Regular)U.S. average price per gallon

$2.98

$4.504

+$1.52+51.1%

⛽Diesel PriceU.S. on-highway diesel, per gallon

$3.809

$5.639

+$1.83+48.0%

🛢️Crude Oil Price (WTI)Front-month futures, price per barrel

$67.02

$102.18

+$35.16+52.5%

📈Inflation (CPI)All items CPI-U, year-over-year

2.4%

3.8%

+1.4 pts+58.3%

🛒Food PricesFood CPI, year-over-year

3.1%

3.2%

+0.1 pts+3.2%

🏠Rental / Shelter PricesShelter CPI, year-over-year

3.0%

3.3%

+0.3 pts+10.0%

🏭Core InflationCPI less food and energy, year-over-year

2.5%

2.8%

+0.3 pts+12.0%

💵Dollar Index (DXY)Index level

97.61

98.30

+0.69+0.7%