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

[MassGuy]

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They care about not having suicide drones and missiles launched at them.

You can’t just sit back and take that.

 

[Sundog]

50m ago
France will deploy anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, the Mediterranean island’s government said, following a drone attack on a British base.

After four Greek F-16 fighter jets arrived on the island and two Greek frigates set sail for Cypriot waters, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Cyprus had secured additional backing from key EU partners.

“France’s assistance has been finalised and concerns a frigate equipped with anti-ballistic and anti-drone systems,” he said.

Middle East crisis live: Israel’s military says it struck an Iran site aimed at developing nuclear weapons capabilities

Israeli military says the compound is aimed at developing ‘necessarily capabilities’ for nuclear weapons without providing evidence

www.theguardian.com

Better late than never, I guess.

ebm

 

[Sundog]

dbm dupe

 

[MassGuy]

The people in Lebanon, Palestine, and other countries don’t want to be bombed and killed either. Why are their lives an acceptable loss?

Again, because you cannot allow terrorists to point missiles at you. That’s insane.

Lebanon has failed to get Hezbollah under control, although progress is being made.

Obviously Hamas needs to be wiped from the face of the earth, because of proximity.

Which all comes back to Iran, who is funding and arming these groups. Don’t be terrorists. Don’t give missiles and drones and bombs to terrorists.

 

[Sundog]

Excuse me? I'm not following.

I think poster meant to reply to OP, not you.

 

[GatorsNorth]

Would I get into trouble for pointing out that he dealt with Stalin!

Sir Winston was tough!! MOO

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The Iranian regime is a notoriously complex web of council bodies, and power flows down from the supreme leader, who sets national policies, appoints heads of the armed forces and oversees the president. The supreme leader is elected by Iran's so-called Assembly of Experts, a body of 88 elected jurists who, in theory, oversee the supreme leader, though it’s unclear if they’ve ever exercised any meaningful checks.

In the wake of Khamenei’s death, the country is currently being led by a three-person leadership council: President Masoud Pezeshkian, Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei and a member of the Guardian Council, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi.

When asked Tuesday about who will step into Iran's new leadership, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that "someone from within" the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the U.S.-Israeli campaign is complete.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-regime-explained-9.7112753

 

[Arkay]

I thought the Iranian people on the street had been begging for the support of the USA.

Yes, and there are 30,000 more Iranians who’d be dancing in the streets if they hadn’t been murdered by Iran for protesting in those streets against the regime and the Supreme Leader.

I so wish they could have lived to rejoice at their victory.

JMO

 

[bearfossils]

Again, because you cannot allow terrorists to point missiles at you. That’s insane.

Lebanon has failed to get Hezbollah under control, although progress is being made.

Obviously Hamas needs to be wiped from the face of the earth, because of proximity.

Which all comes back to Iran, who is funding and arming these groups. Don’t be terrorists. Don’t give missiles and drones and bombs to terrorists.

Gotcha. Hamas killing people = terrorists. Israel and America killing people = freedom fighters. Only the civilians in Israel and America have lives worth defending. All the deaths in Palestine, Lebanon, and other neighboring countries are an “acceptable loss” for your religious beliefs and false notion that American some how “spreads democracy”.

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Just for you. Or are non-Christian members of the US military not a “reliable source”?

How did these people get to leadership positions in the military? They are religious fanatics.

 

[MassGuy]

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Dozens of countries recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization, to include the entire European Union.

Rapists, suicide bombers, and hostage takers, are not the good guys. They are not "freedom fighters."

"Freedom fighters" do not walk into homes, rape women, kill parents in front of their children, and laugh as kids are screaming, begging for their lives. <modsnip>

Concern about nuclear weapons, drones, and ballistic missiles have nothing to do with religious beliefs.

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[PrairieWind]

I would love to see Churchill dealing with Trump.

Churchill was a man of action. I think Winston would be on Trump's side here.

 

[GatorsNorth]

Dozens of countries recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization, to include the entire European Union.

Rapists, suicide bombers, and hostage takers, are not the good guys. They are not "freedom fighters."

"Freedom fighters" do not walk into homes, rape women, kill parents in front of their children, and laugh as kids are screaming, begging for their lives. <modsnip>

Concern about nuclear weapons, drones, and ballistic missiles have nothing to do with religious beliefs.

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MOO. Back in the days before nukes, drones and missiles, this conflict would have been called the Crusades. JMO

 

[Charlot123]

My favorite from your article …

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Israel Hacked Iran Traffic Cameras For Years To Pinpoint Khaemnei Location Prior To Strike​

A news report from the London based Financial Times has revealed a long term plan hatched by Israel's spy agencies that led to the targeted killing of Iran's erstwhile supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and members of the top echelon of Iran's military.

According the Financial Times which cited multiple sources, Israel spent years hacking Tehran's traffic cameras and gaining access to mobile phone networks to monitor the movements of Khamenei and his security detail. Nearly all traffic cameras in Tehran had been hacked for years, with footage encrypted and transmitted to servers. The hack allowed the Israeli and American forces to pinpoint Khamenei's location leading to his elimination in a targeted strike.

Now what?

As everywhere, there are some people in Iran who hated him, but also, religious people who probably venerated their religious leader, one of Mohammed's descendants (a Said). So unless we are prepared to offer them someone 100% better, situations like this are pregnant with getting someone worse.

Give or take, all US leaders tried to keep up ties with the Middle East. It is a source of cheap oil, it is a place to tourism. Mostly, they haven't been bothering us.

 

[PrairieWind]

MOO. Back in the days before nukes, drones and missiles, this conflict would have been called the Crusades. JMO

Except this is an effort to return control to a nation TO other Muslim people. How is this in any way like the Crusades?

 

[PrairieWind]

How did these people get to leadership positions in the military? They are religious fanatics.

Do you have any proof of religious fanatics in the US military?

 

[Betty P]

Are these approved sources? I got my posts removed yesterday for unapproved sources.

I think they are, but let's see what happens.

Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is ‘Part Of God’s Divine Plan’

One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

www.yahoo.com

The source is an established non-profit organization who advocates for religious freedom in the U.S. military.

Mikey Weinstein, founder and president of MRFF, a nonprofit group established 21 years ago that focuses on ensuring constitutional protections for service members, spoke with HuffPost by phone Tuesday morning and illuminated some details of the complaints, which have come from more than three dozen military units situated in at least 30 different military installations.

“We started getting calls in the wee hours of Saturday morning from people saying their commanders were just jubilant about this and trying to tell people, ‘Don’t worry, it’s all part of God’s plan,’” Weinstein said.

Here's their website

Military Religious Freedom Foundation – Protecting the Constitutional Guarantee of Separation of Church and State in the United States Military

www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org

 

[Elley Mae]

The video, uploaded on March 2, 2026, by the Russian-linked RT_com site on X, shows US President Donald Trump on the left appearing at a podium with an American flag, wearing a "USA" cap, and delivering a speech.
On the right, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from his office.

https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/trump-netanyahu-hack-iran-tv-then-blackout-report-1.500460322

 

[Charlot123]

She writes well. Her sarcastic comments of "shocking!" in relevant places show that she also understands that oil is, and has been, at the heart of things for the West.

imo

True. But here is a great way to handle it.

On his way from Yalta, FDR stopped in the area of the Suez canal, to meet with Ibn Saud, who, "being the whale of a man", nonetheless, too, specially traveled from Saudi Arabia to meet with FDR.

Among other things, FDR gifted Ibn Saud a personal plane with a rotating chair. So whenever Ibn Saud would fly, he could always face Mecca.

This started the friendship between the two countries. And yes, it is about oil, but one could still try to present it in a personable way.

 

[Sundog]

Yes, and there are 30,000 more Iranians who’d be dancing in the streets if they hadn’t been murdered by Iran for protesting in those streets against the regime and the Supreme Leader.

I so wish they could have lived to rejoice at their victory.

JMO

I was listening to an interview on the radio while driving yesterday, it was with a member of the Iranian Parliament in exile, Ali Safavi (he's been in exile for 50 years), now a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

He spoke about the 30,000 Iranians who were murdered by the regime and others before them who are not alive to rejoice at their victory. He said that "it's a bittersweet moment that all of those who gave their lives are not with us" as we celebrate this momentous time where we see hope for a democratic republic of Iran.

BBM