US and Israeli strikes against Iran - 28 February 2026, Media, Maps & Timelines *NO DISCUSSION*

[JennieM]

Conflict triggers significant displacement of people across region​

Bethany Bell
Foreign correspondent

IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says intensifying violence across the Middle East and beyond has already triggered significant population movement.

It said an estimated 100,000 people left Tehran in the first two days following the attacks.

In Lebanon it said 58,000 people were sheltering across collective sites.

In Syria, it said that nearly 10,000 Syrians and close to 1,000 Lebanese crossed from Lebanon on 2nd March, nearly three times the daily average.

Israel and Iran launch new strikes as first UK flight bringing citizens home is delayed

The flight, chartered by the UK government, was supposed to leave Oman on Wednesday night but was delayed by a technical issue. One passenger calls it a "total farce".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[iamshadow21]

Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’

Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029485434204496111

" 'There are no basements or escape routes here,
everything happens above our heads'.

'We never imagined
we would experience something like this in our lives'."

 

[Elley Mae]

Concerned that a buildup of activity around the IDF's central military complex in Tel Aviv would indicate to Iran that a major operation was imminent, a plan of deception was executed.

The military said: 'On the Friday of the attack, the IDF deliberately gave the impression that the military was shutting down for the weekend.

'We released photos and information suggesting that IDF personnel and top leadership were going home for Shabbat dinner.'

How Israel lured Ayatollah to doom

Israeli generals lulled Iran into a false sense of security in the hours leading up to Ali Khamenei's assassination by leaving their headquarters for fake Shabbat celebrations

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Summerliz03]

Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’

Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Elley Mae]

Laser weapons deployed in Operation Epic Fury, as Space Force stops Iran’s missiles in their tracks

Laser weapons deployed in Operation Epic Fury, as Space Force stops Iran’s missiles in their tracks

A source told The Post, “The fact that this isn’t a mass formation of troops with rifles on the ground speaks to the fact that the Space Force is built with extreme technology and the b…

nypost.com

 

[Summerliz03]

Trump says he needs to be involved in selecting Iran's next leader, Axios reports

U.S. President Donald Trump told Axios on Thursday that he needs to ‌be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader.

www.reuters.com

 

[Friday Fan]

Live Updates: As Iran war expands, Trump says he must have a role in choosing the country's next leader

President Trump said he must have a role in choosing Iran's next leader and called the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "unacceptable."

www.cbsnews.com

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Trump Team Freaking Out About Gas Prices Amid Iran War

People “are getting screamed at to find some good news” on the skyrocketing gas prices.

newrepublic.com

 

[CrimeDawg123]

"Because most of this is not in the budget, the Pentagon will soon need to ask for more money"

$3.7 Billion: Estimated Cost of Epic Fury’s First 100 Hours

Operation Epic Fury costs nearly $900 million per day, driven by the large expenditure of munitions. Because most of this is not in the budget, the Pentagon will soon need to ask for more money.

www.csis.org

 

[Summerliz03]

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Friday Fan]

Hegseth says US has enough munitions to continue Iran war 'as long as we need to'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the U.S. has enough munitions for the military operation against Iran.

abcnews.com

 

[Friday Fan]

Iran delays naming a new leader out of security concerns, officials say.​

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/05/world/iran-war-israel-trump/iran-delays-naming-a-new-leader-out-of-security-concerns-officials-say?smid=url-share

 

[Magic8Ball]

IRGC officers flee Beirut as Israeli strikes intensify | The Jerusalem Post

Meanwhile, Hezbollah threatened Israelis near the border, warning them to evacuate towns within a 5km. perimeter zone.

www.jpost.com

Dozens of IRGC officers flee Beirut, sources tell Axios​

 

[Magic8Ball]

IDF strikes terror targets in Beirut | The Jerusalem Post

Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 3.11 miles of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.

www.jpost.com

IDF strikes terror targets in Beirut, Tehran as Israel marks seven days of war with Iran​

 

[Magic8Ball]

US, Israel say Iran missile fire down, most launchers taken out as offensive ramps up

Hegseth says US firepower to surge as B-2s start dropping heavy bombs on missile sites deep underground; Zamir says new phase will target regime's foundations; cluster warhead fired at central Israel in late night attack

www.timesofisrael.com

US, Israel say Iran missile fire down, most launchers taken out as offensive ramps up​

 

[Sundog]

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-03-05/us-house-rejects-war-powers-resolution-backs-trump-on-iran-war

US House Rejects War Powers Resolution, Backs Trump on Iran War​

 

[Magic8Ball]

Hegseth says US timeline is ‘ours alone to control’; CENTCOM provides update on Iran strikes

Adm. Brad Cooper said the U.S. has struck nearly 200 sites in Iran and dropped dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs in the past 72 hours.

www.stripes.com

Hegseth says US timeline is ‘ours alone to control’; CENTCOM provides update on Iran strikes

 

[Magic8Ball]

House rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

The 212-219 vote followed the failure of a similar resolution in the Senate as Republicans maintained the president was within his legal authority.

www.stripes.com

House rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

 

[iamshadow21]

Fears for Iran's women's football team after state TV labels them 'traitors'

There are concerns for the safety of Iran's female footballers after they were condemned on Iranian state TV as wartime traitors for not singing the national anthem before their first game.

www.abc.net.au