Coverage dated February 27, 2026

U.S. and Israel launch an attack on Iran with tensions high over nuclear talks

Headline from NBC4 Washington

The U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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  1. Alexandria Echo Press

    US, Israel launch attacks on Iran as Trump urges uprising (opens Alexandria Echo Press)

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    Iran quickly responded by firing missiles on Israel and U.S. bases around the region, and countries in the Persian Gulf closed their airspace.

  2. Fox26 Houston

    Live updates: US strikes Iran amid nuclear program tensions (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    The United States and Israel have conducted military strikes on Iran amid tensions over the country’s nuclear program. Iran has responded by firing drones and missiles into Israel.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    US and Israel launch strikes on Iran, targeting its leadership (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    The first wave of strikes in what the Pentagon named "OPERATION EPIC FURY" mainly targeted Iranian officials, sources said

  4. KVOA Tucson

    US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’ (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    The U.S. and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” and rise up against the

  5. Al-Monitor

    Latest developments in US, Israel strikes on Iran (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The United States and Israel launched waves of strikes Saturday against targets in Iran, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic.Here are the latest developments.- Iran leader killed -Trump said in a social media post that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "was unable to avoid …

  6. Breitbart News

    Israel Strikes 'Hundreds of Targets' in Iran, Netanyahu Calls on People to Topple Regime (opens Breitbart News)

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    Israel said it has taken part in a U.S.-led military operation in Iran, with Jerusalem reportedly targeting the top leadership of the regime.

  7. Charleston Gazette-Mail

    US, Israel launch major attack on Iran; Trump to Iranians: (opens Charleston Gazette-Mail)

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    The U.S. and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” and rise up against the

  8. Al-Monitor

    Could the US-Israel war on Iran drag on? (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The US-Israeli strikes launched on Iran Saturday could become an extended operation, with strategic goals both multiple and complex -- aiming to decapitate the Islamic republic and eviscerate its security capabilities.

  9. NBC4 Washington

    U.S. and Israel launch an attack on Iran with tensions high over nuclear talks (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

  10. Washington Examiner

    US and Israel launch 'preemptive' attack against Iran (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Israel launched a series of "preemptive" strikes against Iran, hitting targets across Tehran in broad daylight.

  11. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    US and Israel launch strikes on Iran, as Trump says ‘massive’ campaign underway (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran Saturday – marking a major escalation following weeks of negotiations between US and Iranian officials over the country’s nuclear program.

  12. Christian Science Monitor

    US and Israel launch broad campaign against Iran (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    US and Israeli strikes hit at least five Iranian cities overnight, targeting missile sites and top leaders’ offices. Iran retaliated across the region.

  13. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    US, Israel launch strikes on Iran, Tehran hits back across region (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, with Israel

  14. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Operation Epic Fury: Israel and US launch strikes on Iran seeking to topple its leaders (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI - The United States and Israel carried out military strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald

  15. Delaware Public Media

    Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Six things to know (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The U.S. and Israel launched military strikes in Iran, targeting Khamenei and the Iranian president. "Operation Epic Fury" will be "massive and ongoing," President Trump said Saturday morning.

  16. Mother Jones

    War: US and Israel launch massive attack on Iran (opens Mother Jones)

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    “This is terrifying," an Iranian father told reporters.

  17. CBS News

    Minnesota leaders react to attack in Iran (opens CBS News)

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    The U.S. and Israel announced a major military operation against Iran early Saturday. President Trump threatened the Iranian government for weeks over their nuclear program and Iran's violent crackdown on protesters in January.

  18. WTOP Washington DC

    ANALYSIS: The US and Israel attack Iran, pushing the region to the edge (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    The trigger was unmistakable and thunderous: Joint U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran targeted key military infrastructure and, crucially, leadership-linked sites in Tehran and beyond.

  19. The Daily Caller

    Iran Unleashes Waves Of Strikes On US Military, Israel To Make ‘Aggressors Regret Their Criminal Act’ (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Iran launched missiles and drones against American and Israeli targets Saturday, with its Foreign Ministry vowing they would “regret their criminal act.”

  20. Washington Examiner

    The US launched strikes against Iran: What we know (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The president said the objective of “Operation Epic Fury” is to keep Iran's "radical dictatorship from threatening America."

  21. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Visualizing the US-Israeli attack on Iran and retaliation in maps and charts (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Lou Robinson, Renée Rigdon, Rosa de Acosta, Janie Boschma, Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on

  22. East Idaho News

    US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran. Trump urges Iranians to 'take over' (opens East Idaho News)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979.

  23. Local News 8

    What we know about the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation (opens Local News 8)

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    By Christian Edwards, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran, which President Donald Trump said would lay waste to the country’s military, obliterate its military program, and could even topple its regime.

  24. Southern Minnesota

    Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    The latest attack on Iran goes far beyond previous operations by Israel and the US in both scale and scope. Tehran will likely lean on unconventional warfare as well as

  25. Al-Monitor

    Global reaction to Israeli, US attacks on Iran (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation as President Donald Trump vowed to destroy Tehran's missilearsenal and prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.

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