The United States and Israel have launched coordinated strikes against Iran, with Israel shutting its airspace to civilian flights as tensions rapidly escalated across the region.

Early reports indicate at least one U.S. official describing the operation as “not a small strike” and that in response U.S. bases in Bahrain, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait have been targeted.

Iranian missile strikes U.S. naval facility in Bahrain pic.twitter.com/okdpG3SDta

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The action followed an announcement from Israel’s defence ministry of a “pre-emptive strike” against Iran. Sirens sounded in Jerusalem and residents nationwide received mobile alerts warning of an “extremely serious” threat.

GOD BLESS DONALD J. TRUMP

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“The State of Israel has launched a pre-emptive strike against Iran. Defence Minister Israel Katz has declared a special and immediate state of emergency throughout the country,” read a statement from the ministry.

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Iranian state television confirmed what it called an “aerial aggression by the Zionist regime” targeting the country.

Iranians are DANCING in the streets in response to U.S.-Israeli strikes against the Islamic regime in Iran

The regime massacred tens of thousands of its own people last month pic.twitter.com/OAiRGMG5xj

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The Fars news agency reported “seven missile impacts were reported in the Keshvardoost and Pasteur districts” of Tehran, areas that include the residence of supreme guide Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. AFP journalists in Tehran said two loud blasts were heard on Saturday morning local time, with plumes of thick smoke rising over central and eastern parts of the capital.

🚨 From Australia to Tehran: ‘This is the BEGINNING of the end’

At a pro-freedom rally in Melbourne, members of the Iranian diaspora told me they believe the regime’s days are numbered.

Some are already planning their trip back.

Praying for a FREE Iran.
Can’t wait to visit. pic.twitter.com/tBCr3PAFyI

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“The type of explosions suggests that this is a missile attack,” the Fars news agency reported, without immediately providing further details.

In a separate development, the Israeli army posted on Telegram: “In response to Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings, the IDF is striking Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” using its official acronym.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed American involvement in a video posted to Truth Social, saying the military had begun “major combat operations” in Iran.

“Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people,” Trump said.

Takes 12 hours to completely reverse a “principle.”

From backing foreign wars to condemning them.

Their agenda is so transparent. pic.twitter.com/6piwxJ5ttN

— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) February 28, 2026

“Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas and our allies throughout the world,” he added.

“For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted Death to America and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder, targeting the United States, our troops and the innocent people in many, many countries.”