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Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. <\/p>\n
Majid Asgaripour\/West Asia News Agency via Reuters<\/p>\n
New York City is on high alert Saturday after the United States and Israel carried out sweeping military strikes against Iran in the middle of the night<\/a>, New York time.<\/p>\n The joint military operation targeted top leaders of the oppressive fundamentalist regime. President Donald Trump, who did not seek Congressional authorization prior to launching the attack, said the operation would eliminate security threats and give Iranians a chance to topple their government.<\/p>\n But it also plunged the region into open conflict.\u00a0Tehran responded by launching missiles at Israel and condemned the strikes as unprovoked and illegal.\n<\/p>\n The\u00a0NYPD<\/a> issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>, noting that it is carefully monitoring events related to the operation and beefed up security at potential targets for terroristic retaliation.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAs is our protocol and out of an abundance of caution, we will be enhancing patrols to sensitive locations throughout the city, including diplomatic, cultural, religious, and other relevant sites,\u201d the NYPD stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n House Democratic Leader and Brooklyn U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries slammed Trump for giving the military the go-ahead to attack Iran without seeking Congressional approval, as mandated in the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n \u201cIran is a bad actor and must be aggressively confronted for its human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, support of terrorism, and the threat it poses to our allies like Israel and Jordan in the region. However, absent exigent circumstances, the Trump administration must seek authorization for the preemptive use of military force that constitutes an act of war,\u201d Jeffries said. \u201cDonald Trump failed to seek Congressional authorization prior to striking Iran. Instead, the President\u2019s decision to abandon diplomacy and launch a massive military attack has left American troops vulnerable to Iran\u2019s retaliatory actions.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe pray for the safety of the men and women of the U.S. military as they have been put into harm\u2019s way in a dangerous theater of war,\u201d Jeffries added.\n<\/p>\n The Pentagon dubbed the campaign \u201cOPERATION EPIC FURY.\u201d The first wave of strikes came two days after indirect talks mediated by Oman failed to produce a breakthrough on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.\u00a0<\/p>\n