{"id":495461,"date":"2026-02-28T10:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/495461\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T10:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:51:07","slug":"breaking-news-us-and-israel-launch-attack-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/495461\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking news: US and Israel launch attack on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States and Israel\u00a0<a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-explosion-tehran-c2f11247d8a66e36929266f2c557a54c\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launched an attack<\/a>\u00a0Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian media reported\u00a0<a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-nuclear-war-options-what-to-know-93db52cd853724dfc5f52d0185f27c18\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">strikes nationwide<\/a>, and smoke could be seen rising from the capital.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said in a video posted on social media that the U.S. had begun \u201cmajor combat operations in Iran.\u201d He claimed Iran has continued to develop its\u00a0<a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-nuclear-iaea-uranium-enrichment-suspend-ccf574a324504b985f4b158f9d3d6941\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nuclear program<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-geneva-talks-nuclear-c1eb17f570b059f34071937c3f310fb6\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plans to develop missiles<\/a> to reach the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the strikes, Trump has built up the largest\u00a0<a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-military-middle-east-iran-protests-b7a56659d708f2f11f66a18135f44c40\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. military presence in the Middle East<\/a>\u00a0in decades and repeatedly threatened to use force to\u00a0<a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-talks-oman-nuclear-protests-e5fce5e891243b7651cf76d8211f78ae\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">compel Iran to reach a deal<\/a>\u00a0to constrain its nuclear program and, earlier, to halt\u00a0<a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-protests-us-israel-war-economy-d5da3b5f56449dd3871c9438c07f069f\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">its bloody crackdown<\/a> on nationwide protests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story from the Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The United States and Israel\u00a0launched an attack\u00a0Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the 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