Among those targeted were aids Ali Larijani and Ali Shamkhani, IRGC chiefs including Esmail Qaani, and the Iranian defense minister • Israel targeted assassinations as US focused elsewhere
Vessels in the Gulf reported receiving messages warning that no ships were allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz, according to EU and UK agencies, though Iran has not confirmed any closure.
In the Tabriz area, the IDF struck a major site from which the Islamic Republic has fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel.
Hezbollah expressed solidarity with Iran following US and Israeli strikes, warning of regional consequences while stopping short of saying it would enter the conflict.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said UK forces and aircraft are taking part in coordinated defensive efforts in the region but are not involved in US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
US President Donald Trump has for weeks signaled the US was interested in seeing regime change in Iran, but has not given in any detail Washington’s thinking on who could lead the country.
Israel and the United States struck Tehran and western Iran on Saturday, February 28, aiming to curb ballistic missile launches toward Israel as Iran began retaliatory fire.
State media in the United Arab Emirates said one person had been killed in Abu Dhabi, but gave no details.
A senior Syrian security source familiar with intelligence reports said: “There are indications that some ISIS detainees managed to escape from certain prisons during the past months.”
Grok gave the clearest single-day answer in the original run: Saturday, February 28, tied to the outcome of talks in Geneva.
One video showed people dancing in the street, while another showed young Iranian men shouting “I love Trump” as smoke is seen billowing from a nearby strike.
