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Iran responded by attacking Israel, Bahrain, the Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait
Tehran Vows Crushing Retaliation as USA Launches Tomahawk and Standard missiles
Iran is preparing to deliver what it calls a crushing retaliatory strike following Israeli attacks that, according to reports, the United States may have joined. On Saturday, February 28, Reuters cited an unnamed official of the Islamic Republic who confirmed Tehran's readiness to respond.
Explosions in Tehran After Israeli 'Preemptive' Strike
Israel carried out a strike against Iran on the morning of February 28. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the operation. Authorities in Tehran recorded at least three explosions, which preliminary reports indicate occurred in the center of the capital.
Israel Katz also confirmed US involvement in the attack on Iran. He stated that planners had worked on the operation for several months and selected the launch date several weeks ago.
Iran Launches Missiles as Air Defenses Activate
Iran responded by firing missiles toward Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported the launches on its official Telegram channel.
"The IDF detected missiles launched from Iran toward Israeli territory. Defense systems are operating to intercept the threat (…). Sirens sounded in several areas of the country following the detection of the missiles,” the statement said.
The Israeli Home Front Command urged residents to act responsibly and follow official instructions. Authorities instructed civilians to remain in protected areas and stay there until further notice.
Tomahawk Missiles and US Navy Destroyers Near the Region
Earlier, Iran had warned that it stood ready to carry out a devastating retaliatory strike after Israeli attacks.
On the morning of February 28, Israeli forces described their action as a "preemptive” strike on Iran.
Cruise missiles identified by eyewitnesses over Iraq may have originated from United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, according to the Telegram channel Military Chronicle, which detailed the strike.
"It appears that some of the "Tomahawks' are heading toward Tehran through Iraqi airspace from the Mediterranean direction,” the report stated.
The channel's author noted that at least two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers — USS Roosevelt and USS Bulkeley - operated in the area. The estimated distance from their approximate position at sea to the target measured around 1,500 kilometers.
Both USS Roosevelt and USS Bulkeley belong to the Flight IIA variant of the Arleigh Burke class. Each vessel carries 96 vertical launch cells capable of deploying Tomahawk cruise missiles as well as Standard surface-to-air missiles.
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Israel/US Attack Iran, As Iran Retaliates Against Israel & US Bases in the Region
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Iran launches retaliatory missile strike on Israel
February 28, 2026 at 9:48 am
People take shelter as Iran launched missiles and drones towards Israel following the US-Israeli attacks, in Jerusalem on February 28, 2026. [Mostafa Alkharouf – Anadolu Agency]
Israel’s military said its air defense systems intercepted several missiles over Jerusalem on Saturday, following reports of a retaliatory strike from Iran, Anadolu reports.
Air-raid sirens sounded across the city as the missiles were detected and destroyed mid-air, with smoke visible in the sky after the interceptions.
Earlier Saturday, Israel launched the “preemptive” attack under the name ‘Lion’s Roar,’ declaring a “special and immediate” state of emergency across the country.
US President Donald Trump also confirmed “major combat operations” in Iran aimed at defending the American people by “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.”
SOURCE:
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260228-iran-launches-retaliatory-missile-strike-on-israel/
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"The UAE is on fire - the bombings in Abu Dhabi": The Emirates suddenly ceased to be a safe haven
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An Iranian MiG-29 has reportedly shot down an Israeli F-15 EX Eagle II
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Boeing F-15EX Eagle II
The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American multirole fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II
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Araqchi: US launched strikes despite progress in negotiations
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57 Schoolgirls Have Been Killed & 60 Injured in Epstein Coalition Strikes On a School In Iran
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A bus station was reduced to ashes by Iranian missiles in Holon, Tel Aviv
A bus station was reduced to ashes by Iranian missiles in Holon, Tel Aviv.SOURCE:
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"Trump Changed the Slogan": Iranian Foreign Minister on US and Israeli Strikes
Vladimir Nebenzia: The actions taken by Washington and West Jerusalem represent nothing more than another unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN Member state in violation of the Charter of..
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Trump Attacks Iran . . .
His Presidency Is Officially Toast - Scott Ritter w/ Judge Napolitano (Video)
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Like Scott said in this video Donald Trump looked totally defeated in his "address" to the people early this morning . . .
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Iran raises the stakes: American energy giants in the region have been declared a legitimate military target
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Iran Closes Hormuz, Missiles Hit Gulf Bases as Region Slides Toward Full-Scale War
Early on Saturday, February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iranian territory, hitting Tehran, nuclear facilities, and residences linked to senior leadership. US President Donald Trump announced the start of a large-scale operation and urged Iranians to overthrow the Islamic regime. Iran responded with missile attacks on Israel and US bases across the Middle East.
Strikes on Tehran, Nuclear Sites and Regional Targets
Reports of explosions emerged in Tehran and Isfahan, home to one of Iran's key nuclear centers. Strikes also hit Lorestan province and the cities of Tabriz, Qom, Karaj, and Kermanshah.
Media outlets reported that one missile struck the presidential palace. However, the Iranian agency Mehr stated that President Masoud Pezeshkian remained "alive and unharmed.”
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Targets reportedly included the intelligence headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, as well as private residences of Iranian officials. Simultaneously, strikes targeted facilities of Iran's ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Israel's Ministry of Defense confirmed the launch of the military operation. Defense Minister Israel Katz said planners had prepared it for months and selected the date weeks in advance. Israeli officials also acknowledged US participation.
"Dozens of American strikes are being carried out by assault aircraft based at installations across the Middle East, as well as from one or more aircraft carriers (…). The attack will be far more extensive than US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last June,” The New York Times reported.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington and Jerusalem plan to conduct intensive strikes for several days. President Donald Trump personally confirmed US involvement.
"We have begun a large-scale military operation in Iran. We will eliminate the threat posed by the brutal Iranian regime,” he said.
Trump stated that the objective is to protect the American people and completely remove the threat from Iran. He pledged to destroy Iranian missiles, their production facilities, and the country's naval forces. He urged Iranian soldiers and police to lay down their arms and called on civilians to seek shelter to minimize casualties, while insisting that only Iranians themselves can overthrow the Islamic regime.
"Your hour of freedom has arrived (…) When we finish, take control of your government. It will be yours to take. This will likely be your only chance for generations,” Trump declared.
Lion's Roar and Emergency Measures in Israel
Israeli authorities described the strikes as preemptive. According to Defense Minister Israel Katz, the Israel Defense Forces are eliminating threats emanating from the Iranian regime.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons and said the operation aims to create conditions for Iranians to topple the regime themselves.
"The time has come for all the people of Iran — Persians, Kurds, Azerbaijanis, Baloch, and Ahvazis — to cast off the yoke of tyranny and build a free and peaceful Iran,” Netanyahu said.
The operation carries the name "Lion's Roar.”
Israel declared a state of emergency: authorities banned public gatherings and school activities, suspended most business operations, closed the country's airspace, and urged citizens to seek shelter.
Hormuz Closure and Regional Escalation
Following the strikes, Iran largely shut down internet access nationwide and reported disruptions to mobile communications. State television broadcast patriotic programming. According to Reuters, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei moved to a secure location.
Later in the day, Iran's armed forces launched retaliatory strikes. Missiles targeted Israeli territory and the largest US naval base in the Persian Gulf, located in Bahrain. Media outlets reported additional strikes on US bases in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Jordan. Unconfirmed reports also cited explosions in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
"After this aggression, there are no red lines. Everything is possible, including scenarios previously not considered,” a senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera on condition of anonymity.
Iranian authorities later decided to close the Strait of Hormuz, a route that carries up to 20 percent of global oil supplies. Iran's Foreign Ministry described the actions of Israel and the United States as a declaration of war.
Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, supported the US and Israeli strikes and called them a "humanitarian intervention.”
"This is a humanitarian intervention. Its target is the Islamic Republic, its repressive apparatus, and its system of killings — but not the country and not the great Iranian people,” he said.
He urged Washington to act cautiously and minimize civilian casualties, stressing that Iranians themselves must play the decisive role. "It is the people of Iran who will finish this final battle. The time to return to the streets is near,” Pahlavi added.
Videos circulating online appear to show Iranians celebrating a missile strike on a residence linked to Ali Khamenei, though their authenticity remains unverified.
The press service of the Israel Defense Forces reported that Israel and the United States have already struck hundreds of military targets, calling it the largest air operation in the history of the Israeli Air Force. The attack reportedly destroyed a residence belonging to Ali Khamenei.
Iranian media reported that one missile hit a primary school in Minab district in the country's south. The agency Mehr stated that 40 people died in the attack.
In Bahrain, Iranian strikes triggered a massive fire at a US base that authorities have not yet extinguished, prompting evacuations from nearby areas. In the United Arab Emirates, at least one person died in Abu Dhabi following an attack. Explosions in Dubai led to evacuations from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, and caused major traffic congestion on roads leaving the city.
Fragments of an Iranian missile fell near the Atlantis hotel in Dubai, which hosts Russian tourists. Another missile struck the artificial island of Palm Jumeirah, sparking a fire and sending several people to the hospital.
In response to the Iranian strikes, authorities in the United Arab Emirates warned Tehran of consequences, while residents in Bahrain observed large columns of military equipment moving through the area.
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In the Middle East, they are writing about the evacuation of wounded and dead US soldiers by helicopters
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Locals protesting stikes on Iran have stormed the entrance area of the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan and set the guard house on fire
Locals protesting stikes on Iran have stormed the entrance area of the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/fiqSoRRpPt
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BATTLEFORWORLD.COM | March 1, 2026:
Israeli media reported on Saturday that the US negotiations with Iran were originally intended to be used as a deception to mislead the Iranian leadership that there might not be strikes. 
US negotiations with Iran were intended as a deception, Israel said.
And this is the second time the United States has used this ploy.
Experts are now asking, what is the value of negotiations and agreements with the United States?
The Times of Israel noted that the negotiations between the Trump administration and the Iranians were never truly about reaching an agreement. The meetings created a facade about legitimacy. It was a sophisticated smokescreen and a strategic deception on a global scale. On the surface where the negotiations were concerned, Trump presented responsible leadership to the world – keeping up appearances, talking about diplomacy, about exhausting talks, about giving negotiations every possible chance, while privately he knew what the results would be. Trump’s maneuvers pacified the American public, sending a clear message that he was for diplomacy, about doing everything possible to avoid war.
Israel and the United States had carried out a multi-faceted misinformation campaign deceiving Iran using the negotiations in Geneva to convince Iran that a strike on its nuclear facilities was not imminent, while the Zionist US President Donald Trump an active participant in the ruse against Iran, knew that the military operation was definitely coming, because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dictated to move forward with the strike as soon as possible.
Nikolai Starikov noted that the United States relies strictly on betrayal everywhere.
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SOURCE:https://battleforworld.com/2026/01/11/the-threat-of-world-war-slowly-moves-ahead-part-2/#USdeception
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The New York Times provides some details of the assassination of Ali Khamenei
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MAP OF THE WAR AGAINST IRAN IN REAL TIME
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Iran’s new missile tactics throw US, Israeli war planning into disarray
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War Crimes: ‘Brave’ American Pilots Murder 148 Girls in B-2 Stealth Attack on Girl’s School – Referred to ICC
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A Child Sacrifice for ‘Greater Israel’ in the Name of Baal, Baphomet, Satan and Donald Trump..likely the Anti-Christ (Truth Bomb)
Eyewitness tells MEE girls aged between seven and 12 seen lying dead across their school
At least 148 people, almost all of them young girls, have been killed in an air strike on a primary school in southern Iran, according to the city’s governor.
The attack on Saturday morning hit Shajareh Tayyebeh school in the city of Minab, in Hormozgan province, as the United States and Israel began launching strikes on targets across Iran.
The victims were between seven and 12 years old, according to Iran’s Tasnim and Fars news agencies.
A staff member at the Minab school, who asked not to be named, told Middle East Eye she remains in shock at the intensity of the attack.
Through tears, she said she used to watch the young girls playing at school every day. After today’s strikes, however, she saw their bodies lying on classroom benches and in different corners of the school.
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She said she had stepped out of the school to take care of something when she suddenly heard a horrifying sound. Within seconds, a missile – or something like it – hit the school building.
After hearing the blast, she ran back towards the school and was faced with a scene she says she would never forget.
“I felt like I had gone mute. I couldn’t speak,” the staff member told MEE. “You could hear the sound of children crying and screaming.”
When rescue teams arrived, she said, they began to understand the scale of the disaster.
“We still don’t know how many are under the rubble. Some are even saying more than 100. Some of these small children are severely injured. Their parents have come to the school, and this place has turned into a house of mourning.”
The air strike on the school left many inside the building trapped beneath the rubble.
There were 170 female students at the school at the time of the attack. So far, at least 45 people have also been reported wounded.
Footage posted by Telegram accounts affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps appeared to show people digging through the rubble.
Smoke could be seen rising from surrounding buildings, while a wrecked car lay in the street. People were heard screaming and wailing; others appeared to be in shock.
Video posted on pro-government Telegram accounts show Iranians searching through the destroyed school in Minab (Telegram)
Video posted on pro-government Telegram accounts shows Iranians searching through the destroyed school in Minab (Telegram)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denounced the attack on X and said the deaths of the children would “not go unanswered”.
“The destroyed building is a primary school for girls in the south of Iran. It was bombed in broad daylight, when packed with young pupils,” he wrote.
“Dozens of innocent children have been murdered at this site alone.”
Country-wide attacks
US and Israeli strikes on Iran have also heavily targeted Tehran. Explosions echoed across the capital as Iranians set out for work on the first day of the week, before quickly spreading across the country.
Attacks were reported in a range of cities, including the holy city of Qom, as well as Karaj, Isfahan and Kermanshah.
An overall death toll has not yet been released, but Reuters reported that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been moved to a “safe location”.
US President Donald Trump said the joint attacks were aimed at “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime”.
“Short time ago, US military began major combat operation in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating threats from the Iranian regime,” he said.
Trump also made a number of other statements and predictions without offering any concrete evidence, such as Washington’s refusal to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
“We are going to annihilate their navy. We are going to ensure that the region’s ‘terrorist’ proxies can no longer destabilise the region or the world.
“We will ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. It is a very simple message.”
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