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US-Israel strike on Iran begins ‘major combat operations’, Trump says in video
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US-Israel strike on Iran begins ‘major combat operations’, Trump says in video

South China Morning Post · Feb 28, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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The US and Israel launched a strike against Iran on Saturday morning, the Israeli Defence Ministry and US officials said. United States President Donald Trump confirmed the US strikes on Iran in an eight-minute video posted to Truth Social, stating that Washington had begun “major combat operations”. “Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.” Israeli officials said the strikes were “pre-emptive” to “remove threats to...

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The US and Israel launched a strike against Iran on Saturday morning, the Israeli Defence Ministry and US officials said.United States President Donald Trump confirmed the US strikes on Iran in an eight-minute video posted to Truth Social, stating that Washington had begun “major combat operations”.“Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.”People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran on Saturday. Photo: APIsraeli officials said the strikes were “pre-emptive” to “remove threats to Israel”.American officials were quoted by Reuters as confirming that US strikes on Iran were being ⁠carried out ‌by air ‌and sea.Sirens sounded across Israel to warn the public to prepare for the possibility of an Iranian missile attack on Israel.Soon after the strikes began, the Chinese embassy in Tehran issued another security alert, urging its citizens to “stay calm and strengthen vigilance” as the security situation in Iran became “extremely severe and complex”.

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