Feb. 28, 2026 ~ The United States and Israel on Saturday launched a major attack on Iran. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had begun “major combat operations” aimed at crippling Iran’s missile and military infrastructure, while Israeli officials confirmed their own preemptive strike targeting what they described as imminent threats from Tehran.
Explosions were reported throughout the Iranian capital of Tehran, including areas near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and key military sites along University Street and the Jomhouri district.
Iranian media and local agencies also documented blasts in major cities including Kermanshah, Qom, Tabriz, Isfahan, Ilam, and Karaj, as well as in Lorestan province.
President Trump said the mission aims to eliminate “imminent threats from the Iranian regime”, destroy Iran’s ballistic missile program, and ensure the country cannot produce a nuclear weapon. He added that the operation, reportedly dubbed Operation Epic Fury by the U.S. would continue for days.
Iran also fired multiple waves of ballistic missiles at Israel, prompting booms in the skies as Israeli air defenses sought to repel them. Air-raid sirens sounded across the country, sending Israelis running to fortified shelters.
