On Saturday, February 28, Israel launched a strike on Iran, which is considered “preventive” by the Jewish military. The US continues its massive attack. The Middle East is being plunged into a new military confrontation. Tehran's nuclear problem has not received a diplomatic solution. The US military has launched a series of strikes against targets in Iran, two US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity told Reuters. The extent of air and sea operations is not yet clear, xrust reported. The campaign is expected to last several days, one US official said.
President Donald Trump, who has stepped up a massive US military presence in the region to force Tehran to make concessions in nuclear talks, said in a recorded message published on Truth Social that the US had launched a «massive and sustained» operation against the Islamic Republic. He promises to ensure that Tehran does not acquire nuclear weapons.
On the issue of Iran's ballistic missile program, which has become a major stumbling block in the negotiations, Trump said Iran was developing long-range missiles that pose a threat to the United States and other countries, and threatened to destroy its missile industry.
A source told Reuters that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is not in Tehran and has been transferred to a safe location.
The attack came after a 12-day air war in June between Israel and Iran and repeated warnings from the United States and Israel that they would strike again if Iran pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Israel struck Iran, a Muslim-majority country, during Ramadan, the holy month of fasting observed by Muslims from dawn to dusk. The strike also came on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim, which traditionally commemorates saving Jews from extermination in ancient Persia and begins on Monday.
Israel says that they have been making plans with us for several months.
An Israeli defense ministry spokesman said the operation had been planned for months in coordination with Washington and that the start date had been set weeks ago.
Tehran will not leave these military actions unanswered, analysts say. On February 28, explosions were heard in Tehran, Iranian media reported. Israel understands that it will not remain without an answer. At 8:15 a.m. local time, sirens began to wail throughout Israel. The military said it was a pre-emptive alert to prepare the population for the possibility of a missile strike.
The Israeli military announced the closure of schools and workplaces, with the exception of businesses operating in vital sectors, and a ban on the use of public airspace. Israel has closed its airspace to civilian flights, and airport authorities have urged citizens to refrain from visiting the country's airports.
In February, the United States and Iran resumed talks in an attempt to resolve the decades-long dispute diplomatically and avert the threat of a military confrontation that could destabilize the region.
But Israel insisted that any U.S. deal with Iran must include dismantling Tehran's nuclear infrastructure rather than simply ending uranium enrichment, and lobbied Washington to include restrictions on Iran's missile program in the negotiations.
Iran announced its readiness to discuss restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, but ruled out the possibility of linking this issue with missiles.
Tehran also said it would defend itself against any attack. He warned neighboring countries hosting US troops that he would retaliate against US bases if Washington struck Iran.
In June, the United States joined the Israeli military campaign against Iranian nuclear facilities, which became the most direct US military operation against the Islamic Republic in history.
In response, Tehran fired missiles at the American Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar, the largest in the Middle East.
Western powers are warning that Iran's ballistic missile project threatens regional stability and could lead to the creation of nuclear weapons if developed. Tehran denies seeking to build atomic bombs.
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