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Exclusive: Trump floats "off ramps" after attacking Iran

...What they're saying: "I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: 'See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs]," Trump said in a five-minute phone interview from Mar-a-Lago. "In any case, it will take them several years to recover from this attack," he predicted. Why it matters: The comments offer the first real window into Trump's thinking about how this ends — and suggest ...

LiberalArkie

Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says

Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says Iranian news agencies say Khamenei 'commanding the field' Iranian news agencies Tasnim and Mehr reported that the Supreme Leader was "steadfast and firm in commanding the field" after an Israeli official told Reuters Khamenei had been killed and his body had been found. US believes Iran's Khamenei is dead, Fox News reports 14:26 CST The United States believes Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Kh ...

BumRushDaShow

Israel's Netanyahu says many signs that Khamenei 'is no longer'

February 28, 2026 2:09 PM EST Updated 35 mins ago JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that there were many signs suggesting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in Israeli-U.S. strikes in Iran. "This morning we destroyed the compound of the tyrant Khamenei," Netanyahu said in a video statement, adding that for more than 30 years Khamenei had "dispatched terrorism across the world, made his own pe ...

AverageOldGuy

Why in God's name is Melania Trump leading a session of the United Nations?

Melania Trump to lead UN security council session, White House says First lady to preside over meeting on ‘children, technology and education in conflict’ in New York next month Melania Trump is set to lead a session of the United Nations security council on Monday, coinciding with the US assuming the body’s rotating monthly presidency, the White House announced. According to a statement, first cited by CNN, the first lady plans to spotlight education as a tool for fostering tolerance and pro ...

BumRushDaShow

WH Says 'Gang of Eight' Was Notified Ahead of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran Amid Criticism Congress Wasn't Consulted

Feb 28th, 2026, 12:07 pm White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted to X on Saturday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified the “Gang of Eight” U.S. lawmakers ahead of the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran. Leavitt’s statement comes amid criticism that President Donald Trump ordered the military action without the required congressional approval. “President Trump monitored the situation overnight at Mar a Lago [sic] alongside members of his national security team,” ...

BumRushDaShow

Trump says US conducting 'major combat operations' in Iran

(Politico) President Donald Trump early Saturday announced the U.S. began “major combat operations” in Iran, saying the Middle Eastern nation rejected American calls to halt its nuclear weapons production. Instead, Trump claimed, the Iranians “attempted to rebuild their nuclear program and continue developing long range missiles that can now threaten our very good friends and allies in Europe, our troops stationed overseas and could soon reach our American homeland.” The president, in video remarks posted to his Truth Social account Saturday, said the strikes were part of a “massive and ongoing operation” against the regime in Tehran.

Coldwater

Trump warns some Americans may die amid US strikes in Iran

(Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties. The strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy, follow repeated U.S.-Israeli warnings that they would strike Iran again if it pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

lostincalifornia

Iran Targets US Bases in Gulf in Retaliation for Airstrikes

(Bloomberg) Iran launched attacks targeting US military bases around the Persian Gulf in retaliation for American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear and government sites on Saturday, Iranian state media reported. Iran’s state-run Nour News, which is close to Iran’s security apparatus, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used heavy missiles to target several bases simultaneously including Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, as well as the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain.

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US 5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain hit by an Iranian retaliatory missile

(Social media video) "5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain hit by an Iranian retaliatory missile. Most troops had already been evacuated weeks ago, but it is still an active base with permanent personnel."

lostincalifornia

Trump gambles new Iran strikes will save flailing MAGA agenda

(Bloomberg) The US-Israeli attack on Tehran on Saturday marks a turning point for President Donald Trump, who is wagering that a war - the kind of which he once vowed not to start - will strengthen his second-term agenda. In a break from his campaign promises to keep the US out of foreign wars, Trump decided to attack - despite what Arab mediators described as significant progress in nuclear talks with Tehran, and in the face of polling showing most Americans oppose fresh military action.

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'High Alert': DHS and FBI Monitoring Potential Threats on US Soil During Strikes on Iran

3 hrs ago - Feb 28th, 2026, 2:56 pm Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Saturday that she’s keeping an eye on potential threats to U.S. soil now that the United States is actively engaged in military action against Iran. Noem posted on X Frid ... (MEDIAite)

Key pro-Israel Democrat to back war powers vote after Trump's Iran strikes

3 hrs ago - 02/28/26 1:00 PM ET Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), one of Capitol Hill’s staunchest allies of Israel, will support a war powers resolution limiting President Trump’s use of force in Iran. Schneider, a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Co ... (The Hill)

Park Service to Revive Statue of Founding Father Who Enslaved Hundreds

4 hrs ago - Feb. 28, 2026 Updated 8:27 a.m. ET A founding father and slave owner whose statue in Delaware was removed in 2020 amid calls for racial reckoning will be given a position in honor in Washington by the Trump administration as part of celebrations of t ... (New York Times)

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei could be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources s

4 hrs ago - February 28, 202 610:58 AM EST Updated 4 hours ago WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was k ... (Reuters)

WH Says 'Gang of Eight' Was Notified Ahead of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran Amid Criticism Congress Wasn't Consulted

5 hrs ago - Feb 28th, 2026, 12:07 pm White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted to X on Saturday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified the “Gang of Eight” U.S. lawmakers ahead of the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran. Leavi ... (MEDIAite)

Why in God's name is Melania Trump leading a session of the United Nations?

5 hrs ago - Melania Trump to lead UN security council session, White House says First lady to preside over meeting on ‘children, technology and education in conflict’ in New York next month Melania Trump is set to lead a session of the United Nations s ... (The Guardian)

After CDC vaccine changes, states push to keep childhood shots free, accessible

5 hrs ago - Feb. 28, 2026, 6:00 AM EST As the Trump administration shakes up recommendations for childhood vaccines, a growing number of states are moving quickly to ensure vaccines remain free and health care workers are protected from lawsuits. “States ar ... (NBC News)

UK to chair UN Security Council amid reports Iran's leader has been killed

6 hrs ago - Saturday 28 February 2026 21:31 GMT Britain is chairing an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Saturday following missile strikes across the Middle East. The meeting has been called at the request of France, Colombia, Russia and Bahrain ... (The Independent)

Protests opposing the US-led strikes in Iran planned in multiple cities

6 hrs ago - 02/28/26 2:59 PM ET A coalition of organizations on Saturday have planned protests opposing the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier in the day, with demonstrations planned across multiple cities. “Trump’s unprovoked, illegal attack on ... (The Hill)

Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says

7 hrs ago - Live: Khamenei's body has been found and he is confirmed dead, Israeli official says Iranian news agencies say Khamenei 'commanding the field' Iranian news agencies Tasnim and Mehr reported that the Supreme Leader was "steadfast and firm in commandin ... (Reuters)

Israel's Netanyahu says many signs that Khamenei 'is no longer'

8 hrs ago - February 28, 2026 2:09 PM EST Updated 35 mins ago JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that there were many signs suggesting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have been killed in Isr ... (Reuters)

Exclusive: Trump floats "off ramps" after attacking Iran

8 hrs ago - ...What they're saying: "I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: 'See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs]," Trump said in a five-minute phone ... (Axios)

Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump's Boat Strikes

8 hrs ago - Feb. 28, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET The Pentagon's new inspector general has frozen a proposal to evaluate military targeting in the Trump administration's strikes on boats suspected of smuggling cocaine from South America, telling his staff he wanted to con ... (New York Times)

'The American people are being lied to again', Bernie Sanders says

8 hrs ago - Senator Bernie Sanders has denounced the US attack on Iran... In a statement on social media, in which he called on his colleagues in the US Senate to deny the authorization for war Trump has not sought, Sanders wrote: “President Trump, along wi ... (The Guardian)

Judge calls out Trump admin for 'violent criminal' rhetoric in ruling granting student's release from detention

9 hrs ago - Feb 28th, 2026, 10:47 am A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Trump administration to release a college student born in Mexico in a "public place" by the first day of next month – and not to detain him again unless the government can show h ... (Law & Crime)

Cuba says a second boat on the mission from the U.S. failed

10 hrs ago - Feb. 28, 2026, 9:54 AM EST HAVANA — Top officials with Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior unveiled for the first time late Friday the items they said were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that opened fire against troops in waters off the isl ... (NBC News/AP)

Iran strikes were launched without approval from Congress, deeply dividing lawmakers

11 hrs ago - An effort to limit the ability of the president to carry out sustained military action in Iran without approval of Congress is taking on new urgency after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes aimed at overthrowing the regime. The strikes, which began ... (NPR)

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources s

12 hrs ago - In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the I ... (Reuters)

Exclusive: Ahead of strikes, Trump was told Iran attack is high risk, high reward

12 hrs ago - February 28, 2026 10:02 AM EST Updated 39 mins ago WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ahead of the U.S. attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments about the risk of major U.S. casualties but also t ... (Reuters)

A big change is coming to Social Security that beneficiaries may not notice

13 hrs ago - 02/28/26 8:21 AM ET (NEXSTAR) - The Social Security Administration (SSA) is rolling out a major change to the way it handles customer service. Instead of relying on local field offices, the Administration is moving to a centralized, national network ... (The Hill)

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