Saturday, February 28, 2026

US launches 'massive' strikes on Iran, targets supreme leader

The United States has launched 'major combat operations' against Iran, President Trump said. Israeli forces also struck Iranian sites. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Sat Feb 28 2026

 
Smoke rises following an explosion after the U.S. and Israel reportedly launched an attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026, in this screen grab taken from video.

The United States has launched 'major combat operations' against Iran, President Trump said. Israeli forces also struck Iranian sites.

A graffiti on a wall reads" Down with the U.S.A", after Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.
 

See images as US, Israel launch strikes on Iran

The U.S. and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28. President Trump confirmed the operation in a televised address to the nation.

Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026.
 

US and Israel bomb Iran: What we know so far

Here's what we know so far about the US and Israel's strikes on Iran, which led to counterattacks and fears of a wider regional war.

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See where US, Israeli military strikes hit Iran

US and Israel conduct airstrikes inside Iran as Trump tells Iranians to take over their government

US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 27, 2026. Trump is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
 

Trump: US will 'destroy' Iran's missile program

The U.S. aims to wipe out Iran's ballistic missile program, prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon and help its people seize control, Trump said.

Seniors listen during a community conversation with U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Columbus, at the Fran Ryan Center about the threats to Social Security on Aug. 11, 2025.
 

Social Security fund forecast to run dry sooner than expected

Social Security's trust fund is now projected to run dry in 2032, a year earlier than expected, potentially cutting benefits by 28%.

Katy Clump and Chase McMillan on their wedding day in the Big Bend.
 

Rio Grande rage: Why are Texans just saying no to Trump's border wall?

Landowners and tourists, nature lovers and hunters, Democrats and Republicans speak out against plans to extend the border wall through Big Bend.

Nancy Guthrie, right, and "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie are pictured in an undated photograph.
 

Where is Savannah Guthrie's mom? What to know about case a month later

As the search for "Today" host Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy Guthrie reaches the one-month mark, here's a look at lingering details from the case.

U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) walks near Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, on the day of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appearance for a deposition in the House Oversight Committee investigation of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Chappaqua, New York, U.S., February 26, 2026.
 

Lauren Boebert defends photo leak from Clinton deposition

Boebert was credited by a YouTuber with leaking images from the closed-door Epstein-related deposition of Hillary Clinton, against committee rules.

Above-average temperatures are finally forecast for the eastern U.S. by March 6-12, 2026, according to this map from NOAA.
 

Winter is ending, but the polar vortex is still in March's forecast

The infamous weather pattern is actually partly influencing our weather as February ends. And it may again throughout the month of March.

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