Iran ; explosions across Tehran following Israeli and US strikes, 28 February 2026

[Lebowski]

Not discussing President Trump. Was discussing the flaws of the JCPOA.
During those 7 years Iran continued to develop its missile arsenal and use regional proxies to kill and destabilize the Middle East. The deal only covered nuclear activities, allowing Iran to accelerate its support for militias in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon.

it's fair to say jcpoa was flawed or inadequate. one thing it did give us was the ability to monitor nuclear activities intrusively and pretty thoroughly. when we withdrew from jcpoa, we gave that up, and gained nothing. it's what people in soccer-playing countries call an own-goal.

it was after 7 years without jcpoa that Iran was boasting about having a bunch of highly enriched uranium

 

[otto]

A guy was doing a comedy sketch out of this. "You're telling me to leave! I can't leave the airports are all closed!"

We haven't heard from my sister today who lives and works in Doha. She does have a shelter to go to.

There are mixed messages released at the same time to: go to the airport and take commercial flights out of the country, airports are closed, drive to another country, and "shelter in place".

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"While cost-conscious Americans who are dealing with an affordability crisis will not take this increase lightly, such an increase will not materially affect economic growth," Joe Brusuelas, an economist at RSM, a consulting firm, said.

Stock prices rebounded to show a small gain Monday after initially falling sharply, a sign of optimism that the war will be short-lived.

But a longer-lasting conflict, particularly one that closed down the Strait of Hormuz at the edge of the Persian Gulf, through which roughly 25% of the world's oil passes, could push oil past that $100 a barrel mark. Gas prices in the U.S. could then reach $3.50 a gallon, up from just under $3 on average nationwide on Monday.

The U.S. economy is already unsteady. A war in Iran could add to that uncertainty

A longer war that pushed oil past $100 a barrel for an extended period would likely boost inflation, at least temporarily.

www.pbs.org

 

[Momoffourboys]

Qatar carries out strikes in Iran after thwarting Doha airport attack, 'Post' learns​

The Qatari action came after Qatar said it thwarted an attempted attack on Hamad International Airport in Doha, according to remarks by Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari.​

Qatar carries out retaliation strikes in Iran, sources say | The Jerusalem Post

The Qatari action came after Qatar said it thwarted an attempted attack on Hamad International Airport in Doha, according to remarks by Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari.

www.jpost.com

 

[dotr]

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Iranian-owned, Toronto-area boxing gym targeted by gunfire

York Regional Police officers were called to Saliwan Boxing, near Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue West.

nationalpost.com

''An Iranian-owned boxing gym in Thornhill, Ont., was targeted by gunfire early Sunday morning in an apparent threat against activists speaking out against the Islamic Republic governing Iran.
York Regional Police officers were called to Saliwan Boxing, near Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue West, north of Toronto, at around 3 a.m. following reports of a shooting.
The gym’s entrance was riddled with bullet holes and broken glass in videos uploaded to social media by Salar Gholami, the business’s owner and a key activist in anti-regime protests across the Greater Toronto Area in recent months''.

''It shows that it’s no longer safe here for Canadians themselves, it’s not just about Iranians,” said a statement shared by Gholami’s spokesperson, Pouria Afkhami. “They’ve created a place where Canadian citizens cannot live comfortably.”

 

[connie9030]

it's fair to say jcpoa was flawed or inadequate. one thing it did give us was the ability to monitor nuclear activities intrusively and pretty thoroughly. when we withdrew from jcpoa, we gave that up, and gained nothing. it's what people in soccer-playing countries call an own-goal.

it was after 7 years without jcpoa that Iran was boasting about having a bunch of highly enriched uranium

I value your opinion.

 

[Jade]

Oil surges, stocks plunge as fears of prolonged Iran war hit markets​

U.S. stocks plunged and energy prices soared Tuesday as fears spread through global markets that the Iran war may bring prolonged disruption.

The reaction came as President Donald Trump indicated the U.S.-Israeli operation may last weeks. Iran’s retaliatory attacks across the Middle East have hit U.S. embassies and Gulf oil facilities and brought shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global fuel supplies, to a near standstill.

The conflict has also caused huge travel disruptions, with tens of thousands of people and air cargo stranded in popular destinations like Dubai that have been targeted in strikes by Tehran.

The S&P 500 slid 2% just minutes after the opening bell, while the Dow plunged 1,000 points. The Nasdaq Composite, which tracks more tech-focused companies, dropped 2%.

Meanwhile, energy prices continued to soar after posting large jump Monday.

U.S. crude oil traded higher by 8%, bringing its total increase since Sunday night to more than 14% and pushing prices to their highest since January 2025.

The international crude oil benchmark jumped 7.5% to its highest level since July 2024.


Oil surges, stocks plunge as fears of prolonged Iran war hit markets


all imo

 

[imstilla.grandma]

In a roughly 4-minute phone call with POLITICO, Trump argued that Tehran’s military capacity is being steadily degraded, even as Iranian forces are expected to “keep lobbing missiles for a while.”

“They’re running out and they’re running out of areas to shoot them, because they’re being decimated,” Trump said. “They’re running out of launchers.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/trump-to-politico-iran-is-running-out-of-launchers-00808591

 

[Simply Southern]

There are mixed messages released at the same time to: go to the airport and take commercial flights out of the country, airports are closed, drive to another country, and "shelter in place".

They are listing potential options and depends on the conditions in 14 countries, and the area a person is in.

I read a little tidbit yesterday … several guys in Dubai rented a car, drove towards the desert and lucky found a B and B.

Moo … folks need to explore all resources for a safe haven.
Moo

 

[imstilla.grandma]

President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are set to meet at the White House on Tuesday, days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

The two will likely speak on the growing conflict in the Middle East. Merz is the first European leader with whom Trump is meeting face-to-face since the strikes were issued.

On Saturday, Germany, along with the United Kingdom and France, issued a joint statement to the Trump administration and Iranian leaders, urging them to go back to the negotiating table over Iran’s nuclear program.

The countries called for an end to the violence: “We did not participate in these strikes, but are in close contact with our international partners including the United States, Israel, and partners in the region. We reiterate our commitment to regional stability and to the protection of civilian life.”

Trump hosts Germany’s Merz at the White House amid Iran conflict

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is the first European leader with whom President Donald Trump is meeting since U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

www.newsnationnow.com

 

[otto]

Exactly, they were meeting to put a new head on the current snake.

After several political leaders were wiped out because they were in the same location at the same time on Saturday, would they make the same mistake again?

It's all over the news that Anthropic AI was used to track and target Maduro, and it seems like an easy leap to assume the same AI software was used to track the Iran leader. It could also be used to track other political leaders in Iran.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-used-anthropics-claude-in-maduro-venezuela-raid-583aff17

https://time.com/7380854/exclusive-anthropic-drops-flagship-safety-pledge/

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Footage showed babies being evacuated from a hospital in Bushehr, Iran after the facility was damaged amid US-Israeli strikes. Staff and Iranian Red Crescent workers could be seen wheeling the infants needing specialised care from the neonatal unit to waiting ambulances

Babies evacuated from Iranian hospital damaged in US-Israeli strikes

Footage showed babies being evacuated from a hospital in Bushehr, Iran damaged by US-Israeli strikes.

www.aljazeera.com

The IDF on Tuesday targeted a building in which the 88-member Assembly of Experts was reportedly meeting to choose Iran’s next supreme leader, Israeli sources told The Jerusalem Post.

Iranian news agencies said the structure in Qom was “flattened.” Tasnim, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), confirmed that the Assembly’s compound in Qom had been struck, and that its building in Tehran, located at the former parliament site, was also hit overnight. A Telegram channel, Zed TV, claimed the strike targeted a formal session convened to select the Islamic Republic’s next leader, alleging members were killed or wounded.

If accurate, the strikes were aimed at the most sensitive institutional body of the Islamic Republic.

Israeli strike hits symbolic heart of Iran's regime | The Jerusalem Post

Targeting the Assembly is a strike that disrupts the succession process, and, more symbolically, it is a psychological strike at everything the Islamic Republic stands for.

www.jpost.com

Before a single bomb fell, the public mood was clear.

Seventy-six percent of Americans say Iran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. That’s not a partisan talking point. It’s a red line. And notably, that number is identical to the one in American Pulse research and the Harvard-Harris poll in February.

Seventy-one percent think Iran would use a nuclear weapon if it acquired one.

Those two numbers matter more than any snap poll taken in the fog of breaking news. They define the terrain on which this debate sits

GUEST VIEW: The polling explains the posture on Iran - Odessa American

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

www.oaoa.com

 

[Simply Southern]

This has good maps and great photos of today’s attacks in Iran. Interactive map at end of article.

Airstrikes have hit the building in Qom used by the Assembly of Experts, the council of senior clerics (90 members) responsible for electing Iran’s next Supreme Leader

Looks pretty damaged, to me.

https://iran.liveuamap.com/

 

[justtrish]

Wow. It's kind of like wanting a new regime isn't the agenda here....jmo.

If the Iranian people (civilians/citizens) are not voting on the new supreme leader and the same evil doers that were part of the terrorist regime that was are the ones voting, then it does not make it a "new" regime, it's a continuation of the last one. IMO

 

[Yellowbelly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028840911623348663

Bloomberg are reporting the same, but it can't possibly be true, can it? After seeing the Supreme Leader and most of the military leadership wiped out on Saturday morning, they actually decide to meet for their 'papal conclave' in person, in their normal meeting place, in the full knowledge that Israel can both track what they're doing (see Saturday morning) and has air superiority.

I refuse to believe anyone, not even fundamentalist religious crackpots, could be THAT stupid.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/israel-struck-iran-assembly-of-experts-while-they-met-kan-says

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Maybe for the majority of Americans, but not to us in NYC. While 9/11 was not “combat” in the strictest sense, the human costs were ENTIRELY visible. I watched it with my own eyes. I saw the death of my friends. It took my daughter all day to get home and she brought some co-workers with her who couldn’t get home at all.

My students and colleagues were in hysteria all day because many had family who worked in the WTC. We most certainly ARE speaking of civilians.

I’d been to the WTC many times in the past, and since 9/11 I’ve been several times to the memorial.

I know Bin Laden was Saudi, not Iranian, but Iran has sponsored terror as well.

So I may not have witnessed the American Civil War, but what I did see that day WAS a war against America.

You watch people jumping from 100 stories up, you watch 220 stories of buildings collapse, you have dust and objects from the WTC land on your car and your terrace as I did, and you cannot say it is abstract for all of us.

My opinion because I lived through it.

It is our shared national tragedy.... many many of us had connections of some sort or another...
I was working in Boston, and had colleagues with relatives who were on the planes.
We have all stayed tight over all these years, becauseof that pain.
BUT the nation obviously did not experience it first hand. But you in New York City did.

The affects were long lasting.
But the attack was not.

We are still a country of no internal attacks that lasted time and ruined people and their way of life.

I now know people and am reading journalists talking about many wonderful Iranians that they know.
I sense we are to think of Iran, and by inclusion, all Iranians as one big grey block of a desert.

If we see long lasting bombing and blasting of Iranian civilians, the US and I should be considered barbarians.

 

[PrairieWind]

It is our shared national tragedy.... many many of us had connections of some sort or another...
I was working in Boston, and had colleagues with relatives who were on the planes.
We have all stayed tight over all these years, becauseof that pain.
BUT the nation obviously did not experience it first hand. But you in New York City did.

The affects were long lasting.
But the attack was not.

We are still a country of no internal attacks that lasted time and ruined people and their way of life.

I now know people and am reading journalists talking about many wonderful Iranians that they know.
I sense we are to think of Iran, and by inclusion, all Iranians as one big grey block of a desert.

If we see long lasting bombing and blasting of Iranian civilians, the US and I should be considered barbarians.

That is ridiculous. You can speak to any American on the street, Americans are ready to call Iranians friends once the Regime is gone. Americans know full well that it is the Regime and Revolutionary Guard that is evil, not the Iranian people. There is no wholesale bombing of civilian areas in the last few days, these attacks are as targeted as they can be.

 

[Lebowski]

I value your opinion.

thanks! i value my opinion too!

 

[bestill]

This is amazing! Power to the people of Iran is my prayer!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028852804711030893

 

[bestill]

Maybe now people will believe President Trump and his administration when they say Iran was clearly close to obtaining nuke weapons capabilities

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028832288243433818