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

[CrimeDawg123]

Fox admits to 'error' after burying clip of Trump wearing campaign hat to fallen soldier ceremony

Fox admits to 'error' after burying clip of Trump wearing hat to fallen soldier ceremony

Fox News over the weekend apologized and admitted to an "error" after failing to air footage of Donald Trump wearing what some deemed a controversial choice of attire to the dignified transfer of deceased soldiers.On Saturday, Trump came under fire for his behavior during a solemn moment in...

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[Sundog]

Trump Witnesses Return of Bodies of 6 U.S. Service Members

President Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to witness the transfer of the remains of five men and one woman killed in an Iranian drone strike.

www.nytimes.com

The bodies of the first American service members killed in President Trump’s war with Iran returned to the United States at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday afternoon. Their families were waiting for them there. And so was their president.

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The fallen service members’ families were situated across the tarmac, shielded from view of the cameras. Mr. Trump had spent about an hour with them in private beforehand.

 

[Sundog]

Trump, first lady in Dover for return of soldiers killed in Iran war

Six service members killed in an Iranian drone strike were received at Dover Air Force Base during a solemn dignified transfer with families present.

www.usatoday.com

A dignified transfer is a military procedure for returning the remains of U.S. service members killed in the line of duty to the United States.
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Dignified transfers of military members have been occurring at DAFB since its establishment in 1948. The Dover base is unique because it has hosted the only port mortuary in the United States since 2001.

At the start of the transfer around 3 p.m., Trump, Vance and Hegseth stood at the bottom of the cargo plane ramp, facing the transfer cases and joined in prayer.

 

[Sundog]

Trump grieves with families during return of the 6 soldiers killed in Iran war

President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.

www.pbs.org

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.

As is protocol, Trump — wearing a blue suit, red tie and a white USA hat — did not speak during the transfer. The president saluted as each flag-draped transfer case was carried from the military aircraft to awaiting transfer vehicles, which would take them to a mortuary facility to prepare them for their final resting place. The families were largely silent as they observed the ritual, which lasted about a half hour.

 

[Lyanna]

Donald Trump ripped for behavior at dignified transfer: ‘Take your (expletive) hat off’

It will be interesting to see if Trump responds to the criticism.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Rikissa]

Funerals have been held for students and staff killed in what Iranian authorities have said was a US-Israeli strike on a school in southern Iran.

Coffins draped in the flag of the Islamic Republic were carried through the crowds, as a voiceover recounted the grief of mothers and fathers who had lost their daughters.

Funerals held for students and staff after Iran school strike

Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday.

www.bbc.com

 

[otto]

"Mojtaba Khamenei has been elected the new supreme leader of Iran, Iranian state media reports. He is the second son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated last week. The appointment of 56-year-old Mojtaba had already been expected and was officially announced this evening.

The so-called Council of Experts voted behind closed doors on who will govern Iran. One of the 88 members of this council hinted earlier in the evening that a Khamenei would return to power."
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As supreme leader, he's automatically a prime target for the US and Israeli militaries. President Trump told ABC News today that the new Iranian leader "won't last long" without his approval. The US president believes he should approve whoever leads the country."

Iraanse staatsmedia: Mojtaba Khamenei benoemd tot opvolger vader

De zogeheten Raad van Experts heeft achter gesloten deuren gestemd over wie Iran gaat besturen.

nos.nl

 

[otto]

"Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, is widely suspected to take his father's place.

The Islamic republic has long criticized the hereditary rule that marked its former monarchy. But after the younger Khamenei's wife, Zahra Haddad Adel, was killed alongside his father in a Feb. 28 attack — leading some to view both as martyrs in the war against the U.S. and Israel — the idea may have gained favour with Iran's Assembly of Experts.
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Khamenei fought in the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s with a division of Iran's Revolutionary Guard before his father became supreme leader in 1989, bringing the family access to billions of dollars and business assets once held by the shah. In the 2000s, he began to be viewed as a powerful figure behind the scenes in Tehran."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/iran-israel-us-war-day-9-9.7119190

 

[HmmMysterious]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030766057317621979

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers

Fox News used old video of Donald Trump in multiple reports on Saturday and Sunday, concealing from viewers that the commander-in-chief wore a golf hat throughout a ceremony on Saturday in which he saluted six flag-draped transfer cases carrying the remains of the first US troops to die in his war on Iran.

The president had stirred outrage online by failing to remove his Trump-brand white hat during the ritual homecoming at Dover air force base in Delaware on Saturday for six army reserve soldiers killed in Kuwait.

On Saturday afternoon, Fox News did initially broadcast the correct video of Trump at the ceremony, showing that he wore a hat as he saluted alongside first lady Melania Trump, JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance, and other officials.

Less than an hour later, however, when a Fox News host described the president’s visit to the base for the “dignified transfer earlier today”, viewers were shown old video of Trump at a similar ceremony in December, when he had not worn a hat to salute troops who had died in Syria.

Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers

Conservative outlet aired footage of president saluting at similar ceremony in December for at least three broadcasts

www.theguardian.com

 

[otto]

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Rep. Jake Auchincloss on X:
Donald Trump has replaced an 86-year-old terrorist dictator with a 56-year-old terrorist dictator. Mojtaba Khamenei is a radical Shia Islamist who is committed to hard-line clerical rule at home and to exporting the Islamic Revolution abroad. He has deep, decades-long ties to the IRGC & Basij. He is personally implicated in the torture and murder of tens of thousands of Iranians; and has directed the repression of millions more. The younger Khamenei has less popular legitimacy and is more beholden to extremists than even his father. Weak and insecure at home and abroad, the new Supreme Leader is likely to escalate proxy attacks and race for nuclear capability.

Mr. President, wtf is your plan?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030776689718944161

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Fareed Zakaria on Iran's new supreme leader: 'It's a very bad sign for the war'

Fareed Zakaria says that the selection of Khamenei's son as Iran's new Supreme Leader shows that “the Iranian regime is dug in.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/08/world/video/ac360-fareed-zakaria-on-irans-new-supreme-leader

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader

Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an ‘unacceptable’ choice

Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader

Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an ‘unacceptable’ choice

www.theguardian.com

 

[JennieM]

28m ago

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus weapons in Lebanon​

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday said the Israeli military unlawfully fired white phosphorus munitions in the town of Yohmor in southern Lebanon.

The international NGO said its researchers made this determination after verifying and geolocating seven images showing airburst white phosphorus munitions deployed over a residential part of the town on 03 March.

White phosphorus is highly toxic, creating clouds of phosphorus pentoxide that then react with the moisture in the air – or in people’s lungs – to form phosphoric acid. It reacts violently with oxygen, meaning it can ignite and set fire to certain targets once released.

White phosphorus can be used by militaries to obscure operations and is not listed a chemical weapon under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), but use of it against humans in a civilian setting is considered a violation of Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCCW).

“The Israeli military’s unlawful use of white phosphorus over residential areas is extremely alarming and will have dire consequences for civilians,” Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement.

HRW has previously accused the IDF of using white phosphorus munitions in Gaza and Lebanon, which it denied. The IDF did not immediately respond to the Guardian on the HRW’s latest allegations.

Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader as finance ministers prepare to discuss surging oil prices

Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble

www.theguardian.com

 

[JennieM]

2h ago
The Israeli military issued a new warning in Lebanon, calling for residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut to heed earlier evacuation orders.

Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader as finance ministers prepare to discuss surging oil prices

Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble

www.theguardian.com

 

[JennieM]

5h ago
Jack Snape

Their forward was once suspended when her head scarf slipped off during a goal celebration. They are the women of the Iran football team, who are at the centre of an international diplomatic incident, even as the US and Israelrain missiles down on their family back home.

The team remains in a hotel on Australia’s Gold Coast, where they played their third and final match of the Women’s Asian Cup on Sunday. Their departure from Australia is imminent, even if it’s not clear whether they want to go.

Fears are held for their safety if they return to Iran. The players were dubbed “wartime traitors” by a state-linked commentator, who called for them to be “dealt with more severely”, after they failed to sing the national anthem in their first Asian Cup game.

In subsequent matches not only have the players sung – or at least mouthed the anthem’s words – they have saluted.

Fears are growing over the safety of the Iran women’s football team players with their return to Iran imminent after exiting the Women’s Asian Cup. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Were they to stay in Australia, they face cutting off ties from their family and friends, who may be then vulnerable living under a regime that has already killed tens of thousands. Backlash might extend to teammates, other footballers, and out through community networks still living in Iran.

It is a torrid choice, but one the players may have for only hours more.

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‘Grave concerns’ for Iran’s return home after Women’s Asian Cup elimination

Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader as finance ministers prepare to discuss surging oil prices

Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble

www.theguardian.com

 

[JennieM]

Australia urged to protect Iranian football team after Asian Cup elimination​

3 hours ago

Football's governing bodies and Australian authorities are being urged to ensure the safety of Iran's women's team as they prepare to fly home from Australia after being eliminated from the Asian Cup.

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Australia's government has so far resisted being drawn into the discussion.

"We stand in solidarity with the men and women of Iran, and particularly Iranian women and girls," Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong told ABC on Sunday, ahead of the match.

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It is not yet clear when they will check out and move - either to different accommodation, back to Iran or to a third country.

"The Australian government should play a [role of] moral leadership here," said Zaki Haidari, Refugee Rights Advocate at Amnesty International Australia.

"It's a very critical time as well as we celebrate International Women's Day, talk about their freedom, equality, gender persecution, gender equality."

That was a feeling echoed by the fans on Sunday night at the stadium.

"We are encouraging them, hoping they will stay here but at the same time we know their families' lives are in danger," said Melika Jahanian.

"Whatever decision they make it's going to be a terrible one so they need to be supported by the Australian government."

Five Iranian women footballers 'in Australian safe house' after Asian Cup protest

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[JennieM]

32m ago
A man was killed and several more were injured in an airstrike fired toward central Israel on Monday, the Israeli emergency services, Magen David Adom, said.

It is unclear who launched the attack. Several people who were injure sustained their injuries as they made their way to a shelter, Magen David Adom said, including a 78-year-old man with a head injury.

The man who was killed was about 40 years old, according to Magen David Adom. From that same location, another man, also about 40 years old, was rushed to a hospital in serious condition.

Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader as finance ministers prepare to discuss surging oil prices

Iran has named hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader; Donald Trump says oil price spike ‘a small price to pay’ as markets tumble

www.theguardian.com

 

[JennieM]

Collapsed buildings and burned out cars after Israeli strikes on Beirut​

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Media caption, Collapsed buildings after Israeli strikes in Beirut

Thick clouds of black smoke were seen in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday morning following Israeli strikes.

Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson Avichay Adraee earlier urged people to evacuate, saying the IDF was acting "forcefully against the terrorist infrastructure belonging to the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association".

Israel says AQAH finances Hezbollah’s military activities - something the group denies. AQAH says it only provides small, interest-free loans to ordinary Lebanese people.

On Sunday, Lebanon's health minister Rakan Nassereddine said Israeli strikes on Lebanon had killed 394 people over the past week.

IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS

IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS

IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS

Iran latest: Iranian missiles intercepted over Turkey and UAE as UK warns inflation could rise

Meanwhile, Defence Secretary John Healey says a drone that hit a UK base in Cyprus last week came from either Lebanon or Iraq.

www.bbc.co.uk