One of the officials said it was decided that the response would target #US forces & interests in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region & in neighboring #Jordan.
US troops have vacated bases where they were previously stationed in #Iraq in areas under the control of the central government in Baghdad as a result of an agreement to end the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, but they remain in the Kurdish region.
One of the most prominent Iraqi #militias, #KataibHezbollah, on Thursday issued a public statement urging its fighters to “be prepared to engage in a #war of attrition that may be prolonged & exceed the expectations of the #US administration.” It also issued a warning to the #Kurdish regional government in #Iraq “against collaborating with hostile foreign forces” that “could threaten its security & future.”
#Iran #war #Trump #warmonger #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
Iranian state media said the #US - #Israel attacks targeted a growing list of cities & sites across #Iran.
Plumes of smoke could be seen above #Tehran due to direct strikes, with reports of explosions in or near the major cities of #Isfahan, #Shiraz & #Tabriz.
Blasts were also reported in several western towns as well as around #PersianGulf port cities that are critical to Iran’s major #oil #trade, including #Asaluyeh.
#war #Trump #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
#RedCross calls for respect for #RulesOfWar
“The #military escalation in the #MiddleEast is igniting a dangerous chain reaction across the region, with potentially devastating consequences for #civilians,” #ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said.
Spoljaric said civilian infrastructure, such as #schools, #homes & #hospitals, must be spared from attacks.
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
“In international armed conflicts, International #HumanitarianLaw, in particular all 4 #GenevaConventions, apply,” Spoljaric said. “Medical personnel & first responders must be allowed to carry out their work safely.”
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Within hours of the joint #US & #Israel strike on #Iran, Ali Vaez, who directs the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, warned that the #war could likely escalate.
Vaez on social media stressed that Iran had been preparing for the conflict & that wider war could break out across the #MiddleEast.
#Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
In addition to the risk of wider #war & the human toll [which #Republicans don’t seem to care about], attacks on #Iran will increase #energy #prices.
He also stressed that the war could lead to higher energy costs, which would undercut one of Trump’s domestic [false] political messages that #gasoline prices have been lower since his return to power.
#US #Israel #Trump #oil #inflation #CostOfLiving #affordability #warmonger #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
“#Iran sits along the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s #oil supply passes,” Vaez posted. “Even limited disruption could spike #energy #prices, fuel #inflation, & rattle global markets.”
#US #Israel #war #Trump #warmonger #CostOfLiving #affordability #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Get ready for #SupplyChain disruptions
#Iran backed #Houthis in #Yemen have decided to resume attacks on #ShippingRoutes & on #Israel in support of Iran.…
One official said the rebels’ first attack could come as soon as “tonight.”
The rebels had ceased attacks on the #shipping route as part of a deal with the #Trump admin that also halted #US strikes against the Houthis. They also stopped their attacks against Israel after an October “ceasefire” that halted major fighting in #Gaza.
Wider conflict escalation already underway
The #UAE, #Qatar, #Kuwait, #Jordan [list incomplete] have all repelled or have attempted to repel attacks already today.
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026#0000019c-a40a-d710-adde-fd3f2a080000
#Iran has retaliated to countrywide strike by #US & Israeli jets. Iran has targeted US bases scattered across the #MiddleEast, including nearby #Gulf monarchies & have vowed to continue attacks, as Geneva-based #nuclear talks failed to result in a deal.
#war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics
#HakeemJeffries decries #Iran strikes without approval from #Congress
The #US #House #Democratic leader says that “Iran is a bad actor & must be aggressively confronted for its human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, support of terrorism & the threat it poses to our allies like Israel & Jordan in the region.”
But Jeffries said that outside “exigent circumstances,” #Trump “must seek authorization for the preemptive use of #military #force that constitutes an act of #war.”
#Trump “failed to seek Congressional authorization prior to striking #Iran,” #HakeemJeffries said. He also said that the latest round of strikes “has left American troops vulnerable to Iran’s retaliatory actions.”
“We pray for the safety of the men & women of the #US #military as they have been put into harm’s way in a dangerous theater of #war,” Jeffries said.
The #UN Security Council [#UNSC] has scheduled an emergency meeting on the #US & #Israel attacks on #Iran.
Israel’s UN Mission says the meeting will take place at 4PM EST (2100 GMT) at the request of #Bahrain & #France.
Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, says Israel “is strong, united & determined to defend its citizens against any existential threat.” Danon also said that “Israel will never allow an Iranian nuclear state.”
#war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #law #geopolitics
#UN Secretary-General #AntónioGuterres, meanwhile, condemned the strikes on #Iran & the Islamic Republic’s retaliation.
“The use of force by the #UnitedStates & #Israel against Iran, & the subsequent retaliation by Iran across the region, undermine international peace & #security,” Guterres said in a statement. He also called for an immediate ceasefire & for all parties to return to the negotiating table.
#war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
#SaudiArabia says #Iran targeted its capital, Riyadh, & its eastern region in an attack.
Saudi Arabia made the announcement on its state-run Saudi Press Agency. It called the attack “blatant & cowardly” & said it was repelled. Saudi Arabia had reached a Chinese-mediated detente with Iran in 2023.
#US #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Footage shows blast as #Bahrain National Security Agency is struck by an Iranian missile
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Drone targets #Kuwait main #airport
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority says a drone has targeted the capital’s main #InternationalAirport & wounded several employees & caused material damage.
Abdullah Rajhi, spox of the civil aviation authority, says the damage is being assessed & repair work is ongoing.
He says that emergency measures are being taken, adding that the situation is under control.
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
British PM #KeirStarmer says that while the #UK didn’t participate in the attack on #Iran, its planes provided air defense for its people & allies in the region.
“We’ve stepped up protections from British bases & personnel to their highest level,” #Starmer said.
He didn’t comment on the attacks by the #US & #Israel, but condemned Iran’s response that included strikes on many #MiddleEast #allies.
#war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
The Iranian leadership is “utterly abhorrent,” has killed its own people & destabilized the region & should never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, #Starmer said.
He urged de-escalation & a return to negotiations to achieve peace & protect civilians.
“#Iran can end this now,” he said. “They should refrain from further strikes, give up their weapons program & cease the appalling violence & repression against the Iranian people.”
It’s unclear what #legal justification the #Trump admin will present for the attacks on #Iran, but experts are already skeptical given the #Constitution’s unambiguous statement that only #Congress can declare #war & the absence of a #law akin to the Iraq War-era Authorization for Use of Military Force.
#US #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attack-02-28-26-hnk-intl?post-id=cmm6h8klr00003b6v225qfoal
“As has so often been the case with unilateral presidential uses of force in recent years, there’s no serious argument that either #Congress by #statute or the #Constitution directly authorizes the president to do what he’s done,” said Steve Vladeck, CNN #SCOTUS analyst & professor at Georgetown University Law Center.
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
For its #Iran strikes last summer, the White House said #Trump relied on Article II of the US #Constitution, which says he has power to direct #US #military forces in engagements necessary to advance American national interests abroad.
“The Justice Department has come up with an increasingly dubious series of arguments in attempts to defend such strikes, but virtually all of those arguments have depended on assertions that the strikes were limited & unlikely to lead to a broader conflict,” Vladeck said. “Even if that were a legal argument, rather than a policy one, it’s hard to take that remotely seriously here.”
#US #Iran #war #Trump #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
#Israel has started another wave of strikes targeting “missile launchers & aerial defense systems in central #Iran,” the Israeli #military said.
#US #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
#Shahed #drone seen hitting heavily populated part of #Dubai
An Iranian #ShahedDrone struck near the #FairmontHotel in Dubai, causing a large explosion & fire, according to numerous geolocated videos & eyewitnesses.
One witness told CNN she saw the drone strike while walking on the West Palm Beach near the hotel. Initially, she thought the drone was “a bird falling out of the sky,” then saw the drone bank left sharply before detonating.
Video shared with CNN shows the moment of impact. The drone, its wings clearly outlined against the sky, dropped at a steep angle between several high rise buildings before bursting into flame when it reached the ground.
#UAE #Dubai #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
The #FairmontHotel is located in Dubai’s high-end #PalmJumeirah, a thickly-settled manmade island off the city beach, known for its luxury apartments, hotels & restaurants.
The landfall of an Iranian drone in the middle of one of the wealthiest, most populated cities in the #UAE is virtually unprecedented. The strikes also come during #Ramadan, & CNN staff on the ground in #Dubai heard blasts in between calls to prayer from mosques in the city.
I bet you #Trump is gonna be pissed about the #Dubai #FairmontHotel more than even the #US #military sites, because he could not care less if the “suckers & losers” or if poor people in slums get bombed, but a luxury hotel in a wealthy area — forget about it — he’s gonna lose his shit.
#Iran #war #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Iran’s Red Crescent says #Israel - #US airstrikes across #Iran have killed 201 people & injured 747, according to comments on Iranian state TV.
The spokesperson for the #RedCrescent said the strikes have hit 24 of Iran’s 31 provinces. The spokesperson said relief operations are ongoing, & that 220 teams were deployed to different sites to respond to the strikes.
#war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
#Trump has spoken with the leaders of #SaudiArabia, #Qatar, the #UAE & #NATO Secretary-General #MarkRutte [& basked in the attention which is all Trump cares about], after the strikes on #Iran, acc/to White House propagandist Karoline Leavitt.
Trump has yet to detail the strikes, the urgency behind them, or the legality of them to the public.
#US #war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Despite earlier assurances from the Iranian regime, #Israel PM #Netanyahu says ‘signs are growing’ that Iran’s supreme leader Ali Hosseini #Khamenei was killed.
#US #Iran #war #Trump #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?post=asset%3Ae5985985-5030-40b9-8af1-f73fefe3dbd3#post
Reportedly #JDVance monitored #Iran strikes from White House, while #Trump & #JointChiefs Chairman were literally phoning-it-in from Mar-a-Lago [f⁕⚠︎ing jerkoffs] , sources say
#US #war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026#0000019c-a59a-ddac-ad9f-b7ffb2e80000
#JDVance monitored the strikes on #Iran from the #SituationRoom at the #WhiteHouse as a dialed into a conference line #Trump & the “team” at Mar-a-Lago….
Vance was joined by US Secy of #Energy Chris Wright [cuz, you know — #oil] & #Treasury Secy Scott Bessent [cuz, you know — oil] as well as the DNI #TulsiGabbard [cuz you know — #disinformation #propaganda machine].…
#US #war #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Meanwhile, a second person familiar with the situation said that the Chair of the #JointChiefsOfStaff, Gen #DanCaine, was also at freaking #MarALago Saturday.
The #Pentagon didn’t answer questions about US Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth’s whereabouts for the strike [probably drunk somewhere on a lost weekend].
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
#Khamenei's body has been found & he is confirmed #dead
What #Netanyahu said of #Khamenei∶
He said there were many signs suggesting Khamenei may have been killed as a result of #Israel #US strikes.
"This morning we destroyed the compound of the tyrant Khamenei," Netanyahu said in a video statement.
#Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/
"There are many signs that this tyrant is no longer. This morning we eliminated senior officials in the ayatollahs' regime, Revolutionary Guards commanders, senior figures in the nuclear program - & we will continue. In the next few days, we will hit thousands more targets of the terror regime," Netanyahu said.
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
To be 100% clear, there has been no immediate Iranian confirmation of #Khamenei’s fate.
In fact Iranian state media cites the head of public relations at the supreme leader's office as saying that “The enemy is resorting to mental warfare, all should be aware.”
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Cuz this wasn’t part of the “months long planning” of an attack on #Iran by the #US & #Israel or anything /s
Israel closes all crossings into #Gaza
The Israeli agency responsible for administering #aid to Gaza says it has closed all crossings into the #Palestinian territory.
#COGAT’s move effectively prevents the entry of aid, materials & #humanitarian workers.
#war #Trump #Netanyahu #genocide #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/live/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026#0000019c-a5c6-d710-adde-fdf7b6cb0000
Winter weather & storms have battered #Gaza, & #aid groups say the #humanitarian situation for #Palestinians is dire.
#COGAT said, WITHOUT providing evidence, that there exists a sufficient stockpile of food in Gaza to get the Palestinians there through an extended period.
The agency said the crossings were closed for “security” reasons because of the current missile exchange with #Iran.
#US #Israel #genocide #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
I also found this report interesting in this context:
Attached: 1 image Under cover of the Israeli-American offensive on Iran, which could cost countless lives and plunge the entire Middle East into a spiral of violence and destruction, armed settler militias continue to launch organized violent attacks against Palestinian communities in an effort to expand ethnic cleansing throughout the West Bank. Soon after the first air-raid sirens sounded this morning, settler militias set out to attack Palestinian communities across the West Bank, including in Masafer Yatta and the villages of Duma and Qusra, where only yesterday, two activists were assaulted and injured so severely they needed medical evacuation by helicopter. B’Tselem cautions: Once again, as international attention shifts to the attacks in Iran, Israel will seize the opportunity to escalate violence, advance ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and intensify its genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip.
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