Israel Begins Attacks on Iran, Explosions Reported in Tehran Amid Preemptive Strike Declaration
Source: Kurdistan24net
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) -Three explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday morning, according to ARS News, as Israel's defense minister announced the start of what he described as a "preemptive" attack against Iran.
Reuters, citing Israel's Defense Ministry, reported that Israel launched a preemptive strike on Iran.
Shortly after the announcement, Israel's Home Front Command said sirens were sounding across all areas of Israel.
Meanwhile, Mehr news Agency reported that heavy smoke was rising from the locations of the explosions in Tehran.
Read more: https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/896765/israel-begins-attacks-on-iran-explosions-reported-in-tehran-amid-preemptive-strike-declaration
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Whoever predicted that Israel would be Trmp's stalking-horse got it right -- to be fair, it was an easy prediction. Now the US absolutely M U S T come to Israel's aid.
eppur_se_muova
(41,579 posts)from the original link, added within minutes of my first post.
msongs
(73,443 posts)eppur_se_muova
(41,579 posts)Prairie Gates
(7,721 posts)Oh, no. Israel is under a state of emergency! They completely illegally bombed a major world city and I'm supposed to be worried about them?
When is enough enough?
eppur_se_muova
(41,579 posts)Rhiannon12866
(253,513 posts)J_William_Ryan
(3,442 posts)A world having gone insane the fascist regimes of Trump and Netanyahu.
Rhiannon12866
(253,513 posts)MeidasTouch reports on developing breaking news that Israel has launched preemptive stiles on Iran. - 02/28/2026.
Aussie105
(7,773 posts)How does the average citizen in the US, Israel and Tehran think about the actions of their respective leaderships?
Israel is going down a deep hole, encouraged and assisted by the US.
Time for other sane countries to mark Israel and the US as rogue 'do not enter' countries.
Iran's status towards WMD nukes needs some clear information, rather than the current hype pushed by the US and Israel.
Al Jazeera is currently doing live telecasts from Tehran.
muriel_volestrangler
(105,967 posts)which had still looked possible. This expert is Peter Ricketts, the UK former National Security Adviser, Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Permanent Secretary for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He's no cynic, anti-establishment figure or hippy.
SunSeeker
(58,117 posts)This will get Trump his peace prize for sure (sarcasm).
BWdem4life
(2,979 posts)eppur_se_muova
(41,579 posts)Aussie105
(7,773 posts)The secret insane, violent plot is progressing to plan.
The US - just some powerful factions - just love overseas violence, while treating the US population like mushrooms, keeping them in the dark and feeding them bovine excrement type propaganda.
Bibi and Donald, the dream team!
Nightmares, more like.
eppur_se_muova
(41,579 posts)someone will be shot before the play is over.
James48
(5,149 posts)We just went first, got into an Israel Iran fight, smack dab in the middle.
Aircraft in the area are moving away from Tehran. All beckons going to break loose. Praying that dewygg by an and suffering is small.
orleans
(36,806 posts)LIVE: Israel attacks Iran, US official says US took part in strikes
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/28/live-israel-launches-attacks-on-iran-multiple-explosions-heard-in-tehran
United States President Donald Trump says the US has begun major combat operations in Iran after Israel said it had launched missile attacks.
Multiple explosions have been heard in Irans capital, Tehran, while blasts have also been reported in several other locations across the country. There was no immediate official Iranian reaction.
on edit: it's 1:45 central time, trump has a white usa cap on, and he's talking and talking on script. was this pre-recorded? sounds like it was, not like they just woke him up
electric_blue68
(26,662 posts)OGBuzz
(161 posts)Trump is broadcasting from Mar a Lago telling Iranians that the bombing will be severe and to rise up and take down the government. Looks like the Kuschner-Witkoff negotiations were always just a ruse. Trump and Netanyahu, two men who should be in prison, have just started a major war.