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

[imstilla.grandma]

U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff stated this in an interview with Fox News.

“At the first meeting, both Iranian negotiators openly stated that they possess 460 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% and understand that this amount could be used to produce 11 nuclear bombs. That was the basis of their initial negotiating position,” Witkoff said.

According to him, the Iranians were “proud” that they had managed to bypass all types of monitoring protocols to reach that level of uranium enrichment.

“They manufacture their own centrifuges for uranium enrichment. That makes them almost impossible to stop. They have an unlimited supply of this material,” the official added.

Witkoff: Iran Claims It Could Build 11 Nuclear Bombs

Iranian officials told the U.S. delegation during talks that they are capable of building 11 nuclear bombs.U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff stated this in an […]

militarnyi.com

The Strait of Hormuz is closed," declared Iranian Brig. Gen. Ebrahim Jabbari, an adviser to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, vowing that any ships that passed through it would be set on fire.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari vowed that Iranian attacks on the gas-rich country "will not go unanswered."

Iranian drones strike U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war widens

The conflict escalated further on its fourth day, with Israel sending new ground troops into Lebanon and explosions ringing out in Iran's capital.

www.pbs.org

 

[connie9030]

The Iranian negotiators reportedly told Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner "directly and with no shame" that they control 460kg. of 60% enriched uranium, and were aware that it could be quickly enriched to 90% in order to make nuclear bombs, Witkoff said.

The Iranians were proud that they had evaded all oversight protocols to achieve this, he added.

Steve Witkoff: Iran has enough uranium for 11 nuclear bombs | The Jerusalem Post

Iran claims it possesses 460kg of 60% enriched uranium, enough to build nuclear weapons in a few years. Notably, Iran would have needed at least two years to actually make a nuclear bomb.

www.jpost.com

Yes, the JCPOA agreement had limited, temporary, and reversible constraints on Iran’s nuclear program—known as "sunset provisions—which could allow Iran to become a threshold nuclear state. The agreement also left out Iran's ballistic missile development and its support for regional proxies.

 

[Lebowski]

Yes, the JCPOA agreement had limited, temporary, and reversible constraints on Iran’s nuclear program—known as "sunset provisions—which could allow Iran to become a threshold nuclear state. The agreement also left out Iran's ballistic missile development and its support for regional proxies.

jcpoa was only in effect from 2016-2018, thanks to our withdrawal. iran had been on the honor system for at least 7 years by this point, assuming the conversation happened in trump's current term.

 

[bestill]

Amazing! Don't believe I would want to be the next up!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028812381116158037

 

[Snoopster]

This was written on Jan 5th. A few days ago, she came out with a FB video about how succession works in Iran.

She is very knowledgeable.

Why Iran Is at a Breaking Point

How repression and economic collapse are pushing a nation beyond fear, written by an Iranian woman

thisisnotamemo.substack.com

Great article! Thanks for sharing.

Here are a few quotes that resonated with me:

"History has a way of repeating itself. When people are economically squeezed and psychologically suffocated, unrest follows. Inequality becomes revolution when the party is visible from the breadline."

"Revolutions don’t start as tyranny.
They start as hope."

"When a population is exhausted, hope becomes a kind of oxygen. People breathe it fast. They do not always notice what else comes with it until it is too late.

"Repression paired with economic suffocation isn’t just hardship. It’s control.
And systems built on control, fear, and exhaustion do not last forever."

 

[connie9030]

jcpoa was only in effect from 2016-2018, thanks to our withdrawal. iran been on the honor system for at least 7 years by this point, assuming the conversation happened in trump's current term.

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.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Mr. Trump on Monday articulated the reasons the U.S. launched its attack on Iran, bombing over 1,000 targets in the opening days of what he has said he expects to be a weeks-long war.

In his first live public remarks on the operation, he offered four reasons for the campaign:

• Destroying Iran's missile capabilities;
• Annihilating Iran's navy;
• Preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons;
• Ensuring the regime can't continue to arm, fund or direct "terrorist armies" outside its borders.

Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Here's what the Trump administration has said motivated the strikes.

President Trump on Monday listed four reasons why the U.S. launched its attack on Iran, initiating what he said he expects to be a weeks-long war.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Momoffourboys]

I hope they all went bye-bye

All 88 of them.

“It doesn't matter who is chosen today; his fate has been decreed. Only the Iranian nation will choose their future leader.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/2028819069105774958

 

[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

 

[Moonstrawbs]

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

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

 

[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

 

[missy1974]

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

This was not a meeting of a "new regime". They were voting on a new leader.

 

[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

 

[ab01]

This was not a meeting of a "new regime". They were voting on a new leader.

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

 

[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