Trump at long last makes good on his promise, and this could finally be the end of the evil and inhuman regime in Tehran. Iranians are celebrating, while the usual suspects — jihadis and their allies and enablers, Jew-haters, and the like — are lamenting the possible fall of their beloved ayatollah.
“Live: US and Israel strike Iran as Trump says action give Iranians chance to ‘topple their rulers,’” by Kay Johnson, Kate Mayberry, Kylie MacLellan, Natasa Bansagi, Christina Anagnostopoulos, Ros Russell, and Sam Tabahriti, Reuters, February 28, 2026:
The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and plunging the Middle East into a new conflict.
Trump said the move would end a security threat to the United States and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers.
The strikes put nearby oil-producing Gulf Arab countries on edge as fears of escalation in the region grew.
An Israeli official said Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian were both targeted but the result of the strikes was not clear.
A source with knowledge of the matter had earlier told Reuters that Khamenei was not in Tehran and had been transferred to a secure location.
An Iranian source close to the establishment said several senior commanders in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and political officials had been killed.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had struck Israeli and U.S. bases with Iranian missiles.
Loud booms sounded in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi and blasts were also heard in the country’s business capital Dubai.
The renewed confrontation between Iran and its long-time foes dimmed hopes of a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s nuclear dispute with the West.
Global airlines have cancelled flights across the Middle East….
