ˈiːɡɚ ɡlˈeɪʃɚ tˈʊk plˈeɪs æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm æz ˈʌðɚ jˈuː.ˈɛs. mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə pˈɜːʒən ɡˈʌlf, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ˈɜːnɪst wˈɪl, ðə nˈeɪvəl ˈɛskɔːɹt ʌv kuːwˈeɪɾiˈoʊnd tˈæŋkɚz; ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən pɹˈaɪm tʃˈæns, ðə sˈiːkɹᵻt ɐtˈɛmpt tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ɪɹˈeɪniən fˈoːɹsᵻz fɹʌm ɐtˈækɪŋ ɡˈʌlf ʃˈɪpɪŋ; ænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən pɹˈeɪɪŋ mˈæntiz, ðə ɹᵻtˌælɪˈeɪʃən fɚðə mˈaɪnɪŋ ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɡˈaɪdᵻdmˈɪsəl fɹˈɪɡət .
Eager Glacier took place at the same time as other U.S. military operations in the Persian Gulf, including Operation Earnest Will, the naval escort of Kuwaiti-owned tankers; Operation Prime Chance, the secret attempt to prevent Iranian forces from attacking Gulf shipping; and Operation Praying Mantis, the retaliation for the mining of the U.S. guided-missile frigate .