‘MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS’: Trump Announces Joint US-Israel Operation Against Iran
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The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday morning in what President Donald Trump characterized as the beginning of “major combat operations.”
Explosions were heard throughout Tehran, Isfahan, and other parts of Iran on Saturday morning as the opening sorties hit Iranian soil.
Israel was the first to announce the strikes.
“The State of Israel launched a preemptive attack against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the name of the Israeli operation is Operation Lion’s Roar.
At half past two in the morning eastern standard time, Trump released a video statement just over 8 minutes long announcing the operation.
?BREAKING? America is at war.
President Donald Trump releases 8 minute video statement announcing “major combat operations in Iran.”
Trump says Iran’s capacities will be “totally again obliterated” 9 months after ‘obliteration’ in Midnight Hammer.
Trump calls on IRGC to lay…
— Bradley Devlin (@bradleydevlin) February 28, 2026
“The United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests,” the president, who is spending the weekend in Mar-a-Lago, said.
The Department of War announced on X that the U.S. operation has been dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.”
OPERATION EPIC FURY ??
— Department of War ?? (@DeptofWar) February 28, 2026
Trump promised Iran’s capacities would be “totally again obliterated,” just 9 months after having claimed to “obliterate” Iranian nuclear capacities through Operation Midnight Hammer.
“We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground,” the president added.
The strikes follow a series of negotiations between the U.S., Iran, and diplomatic interlocutors from several other countries.
But Trump said Iran was ultimately unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions and could not offer satisfying terms.
“They rejected every opportunity to reach their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take it anymore,” Trump said of the diplomatic efforts.
The diplomatic collapse appeared surprising because Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, one of the diplomats involved in the talks, told CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Friday afternoon that the Iranians were willing to minimize enrichment, forgo stockpiling nuclear material, and allow IAEA inspections.
“A peace deal is within our reach,” Albusaidi claimed. Earlier, Albusaidi met with Vice President JD Vance about the negotiations.
Despite the ongoing negotiations, the American and Israeli operation was reportedly in the works for months. An unnamed Israeli defense official told Reuters that the two nations had coordinated plans for months, and the date of the operation was decided weeks ago.
Trump has ramped up the pressure on Iran in recent weeks and has repeatedly suggested it could come to war.
The U.S. has surged military assets to the region, including aircraft carriers, fighter jets, and destroyers, in what has become the largest U.S. military buildup …
Who benefits from this decision?
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday morning in what President Donald Trump characterized as the beginning of “major combat operations.”
Explosions were heard throughout Tehran, Isfahan, and other parts of Iran on Saturday morning as the opening sorties hit Iranian soil.
Israel was the first to announce the strikes.
“The State of Israel launched a preemptive attack against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the name of the Israeli operation is Operation Lion’s Roar.
At half past two in the morning eastern standard time, Trump released a video statement just over 8 minutes long announcing the operation.
?BREAKING? America is at war.
President Donald Trump releases 8 minute video statement announcing “major combat operations in Iran.”
Trump says Iran’s capacities will be “totally again obliterated” 9 months after ‘obliteration’ in Midnight Hammer.
Trump calls on IRGC to lay…
— Bradley Devlin (@bradleydevlin) February 28, 2026
“The United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests,” the president, who is spending the weekend in Mar-a-Lago, said.
The Department of War announced on X that the U.S. operation has been dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.”
OPERATION EPIC FURY ??
— Department of War ?? (@DeptofWar) February 28, 2026
Trump promised Iran’s capacities would be “totally again obliterated,” just 9 months after having claimed to “obliterate” Iranian nuclear capacities through Operation Midnight Hammer.
“We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground,” the president added.
The strikes follow a series of negotiations between the U.S., Iran, and diplomatic interlocutors from several other countries.
But Trump said Iran was ultimately unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions and could not offer satisfying terms.
“They rejected every opportunity to reach their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take it anymore,” Trump said of the diplomatic efforts.
The diplomatic collapse appeared surprising because Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, one of the diplomats involved in the talks, told CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Friday afternoon that the Iranians were willing to minimize enrichment, forgo stockpiling nuclear material, and allow IAEA inspections.
“A peace deal is within our reach,” Albusaidi claimed. Earlier, Albusaidi met with Vice President JD Vance about the negotiations.
Despite the ongoing negotiations, the American and Israeli operation was reportedly in the works for months. An unnamed Israeli defense official told Reuters that the two nations had coordinated plans for months, and the date of the operation was decided weeks ago.
Trump has ramped up the pressure on Iran in recent weeks and has repeatedly suggested it could come to war.
The U.S. has surged military assets to the region, including aircraft carriers, fighter jets, and destroyers, in what has become the largest U.S. military buildup …
‘MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS’: Trump Announces Joint US-Israel Operation Against Iran
Who benefits from this decision?
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday morning in what President Donald Trump characterized as the beginning of “major combat operations.”
Explosions were heard throughout Tehran, Isfahan, and other parts of Iran on Saturday morning as the opening sorties hit Iranian soil.
Israel was the first to announce the strikes.
“The State of Israel launched a preemptive attack against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the name of the Israeli operation is Operation Lion’s Roar.
At half past two in the morning eastern standard time, Trump released a video statement just over 8 minutes long announcing the operation.
?BREAKING? America is at war.
President Donald Trump releases 8 minute video statement announcing “major combat operations in Iran.”
Trump says Iran’s capacities will be “totally again obliterated” 9 months after ‘obliteration’ in Midnight Hammer.
Trump calls on IRGC to lay…
— Bradley Devlin (@bradleydevlin) February 28, 2026
“The United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests,” the president, who is spending the weekend in Mar-a-Lago, said.
The Department of War announced on X that the U.S. operation has been dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.”
OPERATION EPIC FURY ??
— Department of War ?? (@DeptofWar) February 28, 2026
Trump promised Iran’s capacities would be “totally again obliterated,” just 9 months after having claimed to “obliterate” Iranian nuclear capacities through Operation Midnight Hammer.
“We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground,” the president added.
The strikes follow a series of negotiations between the U.S., Iran, and diplomatic interlocutors from several other countries.
But Trump said Iran was ultimately unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions and could not offer satisfying terms.
“They rejected every opportunity to reach their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take it anymore,” Trump said of the diplomatic efforts.
The diplomatic collapse appeared surprising because Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, one of the diplomats involved in the talks, told CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Friday afternoon that the Iranians were willing to minimize enrichment, forgo stockpiling nuclear material, and allow IAEA inspections.
“A peace deal is within our reach,” Albusaidi claimed. Earlier, Albusaidi met with Vice President JD Vance about the negotiations.
Despite the ongoing negotiations, the American and Israeli operation was reportedly in the works for months. An unnamed Israeli defense official told Reuters that the two nations had coordinated plans for months, and the date of the operation was decided weeks ago.
Trump has ramped up the pressure on Iran in recent weeks and has repeatedly suggested it could come to war.
The U.S. has surged military assets to the region, including aircraft carriers, fighter jets, and destroyers, in what has become the largest U.S. military buildup …
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