Israel Begins Attacks on Iran, Explosions Reported in Tehran Amid Preemptive Strike Declaration

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: Kurdistan24net

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) -Three explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday morning, according to ARS News, as Israel's defense minister announced the start of what he described as a "preemptive" attack against Iran.

Reuters, citing Israel's Defense Ministry, reported that Israel launched a preemptive strike on Iran.

Shortly after the announcement, Israel's Home Front Command said sirens were sounding across all areas of Israel.

Meanwhile, Mehr news Agency reported that heavy smoke was rising from the locations of the explosions in Tehran.



Read more: https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/896765/israel-begins-attacks-on-iran-explosions-reported-in-tehran-amid-preemptive-strike-declaration

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Whoever predicted that Israel would be Trmp's stalking-horse got it right -- to be fair, it was an easy prediction. Now the US absolutely M U S T come to Israel's aid.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. "The Israeli Broadcasting Authority further reported what it described as joint Israeli-American attacks on Iran."

from the original link, added within minutes of my first post.

[msongs]

2. wish the kurdistan thingy had links to support its claims nt

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Now on CNN.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/28/middleeast/israel-attack-iran-intl-hnk

[Prairie Gates]

5. CNN with the usual ridiculous take

Oh, no. Israel is under a state of emergency! They completely illegally bombed a major world city and I'm supposed to be worried about them?

When is enough enough?

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Or, "they shot back first !" nt

[Rhiannon12866]

10. MS NOW has gone LIVE, too...

[J_William_Ryan]

4. Madness.

A world having gone insane – the fascist regimes of Trump and Netanyahu.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. LIVE: IRAN BOMBED...WAR BEGINS?!! - Meidas Touch

MeidasTouch reports on developing breaking news that Israel has launched preemptive stiles on Iran. - 02/28/2026.

[Aussie105]

7. Pre-emptive strikes?

How does the average citizen in the US, Israel and Tehran think about the actions of their respective leaderships?

Israel is going down a deep hole, encouraged and assisted by the US.

Time for other sane countries to mark Israel and the US as rogue 'do not enter' countries.

Iran's status towards WMD nukes needs some clear information, rather than the current hype pushed by the US and Israel.

Al Jazeera is currently doing live telecasts from Tehran.

[muriel_volestrangler]

18. As an expert just said on the BBC, Netanyahu was pre-empting a deal in the negotiations

which had still looked possible. This expert is Peter Ricketts, the UK former National Security Adviser, Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and Permanent Secretary for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He's no cynic, anti-establishment figure or hippy.

[orangecrush]

32. As expected.

[SunSeeker]

9. A U.S. official confirmed the U.S. is participating in the strike.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/israel-iran-live-updates-rcna261099

This will get Trump his peace prize for sure (sarcasm).

[BWdem4life]

11. The phrase "Operation Hand-in-hand" is making me physically sick to my stomach. nt

[eppur_se_muova]

13. It does suggest worse things. nt

[Aussie105]

12. US forces have been building up in the area for quite a while.

The secret insane, violent plot is progressing to plan.

The US - just some powerful factions - just love overseas violence, while treating the US population like mushrooms, keeping them in the dark and feeding them bovine excrement type propaganda.

Bibi and Donald, the dream team!
Nightmares, more like.

[eppur_se_muova]

14. It's like Chekhov's remark -- if you see a gun on the table in the first act --

someone will be shot before the play is over.

[James48]

15. Nightmare scenario.

We just went first, got into an Israel Iran fight, smack dab in the middle.

Aircraft in the area are moving away from Tehran. All beckons going to break loose. Praying that dewygg by an and suffering is small.

[orleans]

16. trump is on cnn & msnbc live. omg!

LIVE: Israel attacks Iran, US official says US took part in strikes
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/28/live-israel-launches-attacks-on-iran-multiple-explosions-heard-in-tehran

United States President Donald Trump says the US has begun “major combat operations” in Iran after Israel said it ⁠had launched missile attacks.
Multiple explosions have been heard in Iran’s capital, Tehran, while blasts have also been reported in several other locations across the country. There was no immediate official Iranian reaction.

on edit: it's 1:45 central time, trump has a white usa cap on, and he's talking and talking on script. was this pre-recorded? sounds like it was, not like they just woke him up

[paleotn]

31. Of course it was pre-recorded. Doing it live this morning would make him late for his tee time.

[electric_blue68]

17. Ah, fuck it!

[OGBuzz]

19. This is a joint U.S.-Israel operation.

Trump is broadcasting from Mar a Lago telling Iranians that the bombing will be severe and to rise up and take down the government. Looks like the Kuschner-Witkoff negotiations were always just a ruse. Trump and Netanyahu, two men who should be in prison, have just started a major war.

[blue_jay]

20. What a bunch of A holes nt

[jfz9580m]

21. More war..

My dad is a military vet (Indian Navy). From everything I have heard, war is hell and increasingly a racket..

[NowsTheTime]

22. So much for Dem's forcing vote on War Powers Act next week...

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. Explosions heard as Al-Udeid US air base appears to be targeted

Here in Doha we’ve been hearing explosions as Qatar’s defence ministry said it intercepted several missiles, apparently targeting the al Udeid air base, the largest American military base in the region.

The interior ministry said the attacks caused no damage.
...
Explosions have also been heard in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait.

The UAE’s state news agency said one person had been killed after the Emiratis intercepted Iranian missiles.

In Bahrain the state news agency announced that missiles had struck the US naval base, headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?post=asset%3A0fe582e2-ca36-4f39-add9-ecdb0bec829c#post

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. Iranian Supreme Leader's office reportedly hit in strikes

Numerous explosions have been heard in Tehran and number of cities across Iran.

The office of Iran’s Supreme Leader and the presidential office in Tehran were also reportedly targeted.

Military sites have been targeted in Kermanshah, Qum, Isfahan, Tabriz, Karaj and as well as at Iranian naval facilities in Kenarak in the south of the country. A video we have received from the small city of Kamyaran in Kurdish region, shows an IRGC base is bombed.
...
There are images from Tehran shows that a residence in Narmak neighbourhood of Tehran, where former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lives, has been hit. It is not clear whether the former president is hurt.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?post=asset%3A7a8ee013-0e36-4215-a083-dc17684dab3e#post

One clip, filmed at a busy intersection, shows traffic slowing as drivers and pedestrians look up at the sky. In the footage, one person can be heard saying: "They hit it hard. Where did they hit? They’re saying it’s Khamenei’s residence."

We have located this video within a kilometre of Leadership House, the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. It’s not clear from the video angle if it was a direct hit on the building.

Another verified photo from the same area shows thick, dark columns of smoke rising above residential buildings and small grocery shops. There are also reports of strikes elsewhere in the country.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn5ge95q6y7t?post=asset%3A3aebdbae-c34f-4113-97d1-ac4dcc8db088#post

[choie]

25. "a preemptive strike"

I truly don't know how much more I can take the criminality and immorality of our country anymore. I know - it's not about me - but it makes me physically and emotionally sick that our country has become a rogue nation in all matters, domestically and internationally, and nobody pays for it. Except for our victims.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. Israel says they've planned this with the USA for months - not about Iran protests, or any "imminent threat"

An Israeli military official just held a media briefing, telling journalists that Israel and the US had launched a joint offensive against Iran that had been planned for months and had much more ambitious aims than those of the previous round of conflict between Israel and Iran in June last year.

Describing Iran as an “enormous threat” to Israel, the US, the region and the world, the official said that Israel’s mission was to “significantly reduce and degrade the Iranian regime’s capabilities” and that Israel’s operations would continue “as long as necessary”. The aim was a “bigger change, for years to come”, they said.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/28/israel-attacks-iran-as-blasts-heard-in-tehran-live-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69a2d2008f080cbafb285b9d#block-69a2d2008f080cbafb285b9d

[paleotn]

29. "yellow cake" 2.0

If the real reasons you want to go to war would be very unpalatable to your populace if made public, lie like mother fuckers.

https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/chronology-bush-administration-claim-iraq-attempted-obtain-uranium-niger-2001-2003

[Crowman2009]

30. Yeah, we're gonna get candy and flowers now.

[Bengus81]

27. And Congress have a scintilla of notice the Fuhrer was going to pull this shit?

Like I've said,that fucker would drop a NUKE to get everyone to stop talking about the Epstein files. He wants democracy in Iran? Bull fucking shit.

[paleotn]

28. Is the Strait of Hormuz still open?

If so, Iran is showing way more restraint than they use to. Just when gas prices were trending down a bit. Oops.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/22/iran-us-tensions-what-would-blocking-strait-of-hormuz-mean-for-oil-lng