🔴 Air Defense activity, reportedly in Erbil earlier today.

🔴In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Issued by Hamas Movement
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) condemns, in the strongest terms, the aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran and against any Arab or Islamic country. We emphasize that this Israeli-American aggression is a direct targeting of the entire region and an assault on its security, stability, and sovereignty.
While we affirm our solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of this aggression, we call upon the Arab and Islamic nation for unity and solidarity to thwart this aggression and its objectives, which aim to redraw the region according to the occupation's aspirations of establishing "Greater Israel" at the expense of Arab and Islamic lands and the interests of their peoples

🔴The New York Times

Satellite imagery shows a black plume of smoke and severe damage at the compound of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, although his whereabouts remained unclear.
The image, captured by Airbus on Saturday morning, shows collapsed buildings within the complex, which typically serves as Mr. Khamenei's residence and the primary facilities for hosting top officials.

🔴Israeli National Security Council:

We warn Israelis abroad of potential Iranian attacks that may target them.

🔴Status Update: Renewed IRGC Strikes on Qatar and UAE

Date: February 28, 2026 | Time: 1:35 PM

Following the initial retaliation this morning, reports indicate a renewed wave of Iranian missile and drone strikes targeting strategic locations in Doha and Abu Dhabi.

1. UAE: Abu Dhabi
• Current Situation: Residents in Abu Dhabi report hearing new explosions within the last hour.

• Casualties: UAE state media (WAM) has confirmed one fatality resulting from falling shrapnel.

• Defense Response: UAE Air Defenses are actively engaging incoming targets. Authorities have issued emergency alerts to residents' mobile phones, advising them to take immediate shelter.

• Aviation: Airspace remains partially closed; major carriers have suspended all flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.


2. Qatar: Doha
• Current Situation: Fresh rounds of explosions have been heard across Doha.

• Official Stance: The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning the strikes as a "blatant violation of national sovereignty" and affirmed its right to respond.

• Al Udeid Air Base: US Central Command (CENTCOM) remains on high alert. Reports indicate some non-essential personnel were evacuated earlier, while active combat units are in reinforced bunkers.

3. Regional Context
• Escalation: These strikes are part of Iran's "Operation True Promise 4," launched in retaliation for the US-Israeli "Operation Epic Fury."

• Airspace Closures: Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE have officially closed or severely restricted their airspace. International airlines (Lufthansa, Air France, Wizz Air) have canceled all regional services through March 7.

🔴Iraq 🇮🇶

Hezbollah Brigades Iraq enters the field of war.

🔴Regional & International Impact

State of Emergency:
Israel has declared a nationwide state of emergency, closing schools and workspaces. Jordan, Iraq, and Iran have also closed their airspaces.


Global Markets: Global oil prices have spiked, with Brent crude reaching its highest levels since July 2025 due to fears of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.

Diplomatic Collapse: These strikes signal the total collapse of Omani-mediated nuclear negotiations that were reportedly making progress in Switzerland earlier this week.

🔴Araghchi discussed current developments with his counterparts in Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar.


🤔 Araghchi: The war imposed by the United States and the Zionist entity is not only directed against the Iranian people but against all countries in the region.

🤔 Araghchi: The Iranian Armed Forces will consider the source and origin of American and Zionist aggressive operations, as well as any action taken to counter Iranian defensive operations, as legitimate targets.

🤔 Araghchi: We recall the responsibility of all regional countries to prevent the United States and the Zionist entity from exploiting their capabilities and territories to carry out aggressive operations against Iran.

🤔 Araghchi: Iran is determined to continue its policy of good neighborliness and friendship with all countries in the region.

🤔 Araghchi, during his calls with Arab counterparts, considers the military aggression a flagrant violation of the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and a clear crime against international peace and security.

🔴 Senior Iranian Official: Our response to the joint American and Israeli aggression is ongoing, and there is no specific time limit.

🔴 Senior Iranian Official: Our options for response are broad and diverse; the war may be prolonged, and Israel's dreams will not be realized.

🔴 Senior Iranian Official: The targeting of our political leaders will not pass without a response, and all political targets have now entered the range of retaliation.

🔴 Senior Iranian Official: There are no red lines in defending our country; the targeting of schools and civilians will be met in kind.

🔴 Senior Iranian Official: Everything American or Israeli has become a legitimate target for the Iranian Armed Forces.

🔴 Senior Iranian Official: Intensive communications are underway with regional countries aimed at preventing the collapse of regional security.

🔴The Failure of "Epic Fury": Washington and Tel Aviv Face Strategic Defeat in Tehran


The News:

The U.S. and Israel have initiated a massive joint offensive, dubbed "Operation Epic Fury" and "Operation Roaring Lion." Strategic strikes hit Tehran, Isfahan, and Qom, specifically targeting high-level leadership compounds. Israeli Channel 14 has confirmed the failure of assassination attempts against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian. Iran retaliated immediately with over 100 ballistic missiles and Shahed drones striking Israeli territory and U.S. assets in the Gulf, triggering a regional state of emergency and airspace closures.

Strategic Analysis:

This escalation marks the definitive end of "strategic patience" and the "gray zone" conflict. By attempting to decapitate the Iranian leadership, the U.S.-Israeli alliance has committed a terminal escalatory move. Historically, such "shock and awe" tactics against institutionalized revolutionary states fail to achieve collapse; instead, they consolidate internal resolve and expand the theater of operations. The failure to eliminate the political core of the Islamic Republic, despite utilizing peak Western intelligence assets, reveals a significant gap between Western tactical ambition and the reality of Iranian defensive capabilities.


The Position:

The rhetoric of "liberating" the Iranian people while bombing their cities is a discredited neo-conservative trope. This is not a surgical strike on a nuclear program; it is an existential war against a regional power. Iran’s decision to strike U.S. assets in Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE signals the death of the "neutral host" concept. From a strategic standpoint, any state providing geography for American aggression is now an active combatant in a war that threatens to dismantle the global energy architecture.

Future Geopolitical Outlook:

1. Total Regional Mobilization: The official entry of the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades and other Axis components suggests a multi-front attrition war designed to overstretch U.S. naval and air assets.

2. Economic Shockwaves: Brent crude will continue its vertical climb as the threat to the Strait of Hormuz transitions from theoretical to operational, likely forcing a global inflationary crisis.

3. The Death of Dialogue: The collapse of Omani-mediated talks signifies that the era of JCPOA-style diplomacy is over. The new regional order will be written in the theater of combat, not the halls of Switzerland.


#Iran #AxisOfResistance #Geopolitics #MiddleEastConflict #USForeignPolicy

🔴CNN:

🔴The list of targets Israel sought to assassinate in the attack on Iran:

🔘 Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

🔘 Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi

🔘 President Masoud Pezeshkian

🔘 Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council Ali Shamkhani

🔘 Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani"\

🔴Adraee threatens "Hezbollah": Our response will be powerful!

The Israeli army spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, posted a video on his "X" platform account stating: "With the start of Operation Roaring Lion, IDF forces remain deployed along the northern front with large, reinforced military forces to ensure the protection of our citizens first and always."

He added: "To those watching from across the border, we are taking into account the possibility of Hezbollah's involvement in this fighting, and our message here is clear: If you make this fatal mistake, our response will be powerful."

🔴 IRGC: American radar in Qatar 'completely destroyed'

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced a major strike on a US early warning radar system stationed in Qatar.

The AN/FPS-132 (UEWR) radar — which has a range of 5,000 kilometers and is used for tracking ballistic missiles — was "completely destroyed," according to the IRGC.


💥Iranian Shahed-136 drone appears to destroy US missile defense radar system in Bahrain, according to a social media video

🔴Statement issued by Hezbollah regarding the American-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran:

Hezbollah condemns the treacherous American-Israeli aggression that targeted the Islamic Republic of Iran after months of Zionist and American threats aimed at subjugating the Islamic Republic, forcing it to surrender, and stripping it of its natural and legitimate right to possess peaceful nuclear power and develop its defensive missile capabilities, like all other countries in the world.

This new aggression, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and the UN Charter, is a continuation of the approach of arrogance and hegemony practiced by the U.S. administration and the criminal Zionist entity in our region, in a desperate attempt to destabilize it, subjugate its peoples, and force them to accept projects of dominance and occupation.

What is happening today, following the failure of the twelve-day war launched by the Israeli enemy with direct American participation, confirms that the issue was never the nuclear program. Rather, it is the refusal to accept a strong state in the region that relies on itself, upholds its sovereignty and independent national decision-making—a capable state that protects its resources, develops its capabilities, refuses to join the system of American dependency, supports free and oppressed peoples in the world, and stands as a formidable barrier against Zionist-American schemes in the region. Instead, they want weak, depleted entities that are easy to control and isolate in preparation for implementing their occupation and colonial plans.

This aggression will only increase the strength, resilience, steadfastness, and adherence of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its people to their legitimate rights. Over decades of blockade, threats, and attacks, Iran has proven to be a strong, established state resistant to surrender, backed by a proud people standing as one in defense of their dignity and sovereignty.
As Hezbollah declares its full solidarity with the leadership and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it calls upon the countries and peoples of the region to stand against this aggressive scheme and recognize its danger, as its dire consequences will affect everyone without exception if left without firm confrontation. We are confident that the American and Israeli enemy will receive a major blow and will reap nothing but failure from their tyrannical and criminal aggression.

⭕ Hebrew Channel 12:
Damage in Israel resulting from the recent Iranian missile bombardment.

🔴The Israeli enemy issues a warning: Urgent ‼️

An urgent warning to those present in the Jey Industrial Estate in Isfahan, as shown on the map:

🤔The IDF will attack military infrastructure in the area within the next few minutes.

🤔 Honorable Iranian citizens, you must stay away from the complex.

🤔 To all residents of Mazra'eh village, you must enter your homes immediately and not leave until the morning hours.

🤔 For your safety, do not approach the Jey Industrial Estate in Isfahan after it has been targeted.

⭕ According to a report published by Hallel Bitton Rosen, Channel 14:

During the past two months, a secret quartet met to plan "Operation Roaring Lion," and disclosure of the preparations was prohibited at that time.
The quartet included: the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff, and the Head of the Mossad; they were later joined by the heads of Aman (Military Intelligence) and Amats (Operations Directorate).

• Netanyahu was responsible for communication with the United States.

• Katz was responsible for accelerating readiness within the Israeli security apparatus.

• The American negotiations with Iran were considered a deception operation.

• The timing of the attack was moved forward for operational reasons.

• The primary goal in Israel: Overthrowing the Mullahs' regime.