US-Iran-Israel War Updates: The United States and Israel on February 28, 2026, launched a coordinated missile strike on Iran, causing both military and civilian casualties across the country and multiple other cities. The attack plunged West Asia towards a new conflict.
What Trump said
US President Donald Trump has made clear that his objectives in Iran were sweeping, saying he would end the threat posed by Tehran to the US and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers.
Strikes put Gulf nations on edge
The strikes put nearby oil-producing Gulf Arab nations on edge as escalation fears across the region grew. Israel said that Iran responded by launching missiles towards them.
Iran warns retribution
With a warning of retribution, Iran responded to the strikes with its own counterassault. Iran’s National Security Council secretary Ali Larijani has said that Israel and the US will “regret their actions.”
Operation Roaring Lion
The United States and Israel jointly launched an attack on Iran, calling it a “pre-emptive action.” Code-named as Operation Roaring Lion or Operation Epic Fury, several major Iranian cities, including Tehran and Qom were attacked.
Khamenei killed in attack
The strikes killed Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and more than 200 civilians.
Iran’s retaliatory move
In a retaliatory move, Tehran launched missiles on Israel’s Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and US bases in West Asia. Among Iran’s targets were US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain, Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE.
Dubai’s key tourist spots, including Burj Khalifa and Palm Islands were reportedly attacked.
US says Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarter destroyed
The US military announced on March 1, 2026, that it had destroyed the headquarters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a key pillar of the country’s security establishment.
France, Germany and the UK issue joint statement
Responding to Iran’s attacks on military bases in Gulf countries, France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement declaring that they were prepared to safeguard their interests by taking “defensive action” against Iran if necessary.
Barrage of strikes on Beirut
On the third consecutive day of the conflict, Israel launched a barrage of strikes on Beirut after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired missiles across the border early on March 2, 2026.
Over 780 killed in Iran amid rising West Asia conflict
Amid the rapidly intensifying conflict in West Asia, more than 780 people have been killed in Iran since the US and Israel began their strikes on February 27, 2026, the Iranian Red Crescent reported.
Israel’s military said on March 4, 2026, that it had launched a “broad wave of strikes” on targets inside Iran, hours after the Islamic Republic fired three separate barrages of missiles towards Israeli territory.
US submarine attacks Iranian warship
A US submarine attacked an Iranian warship, which sank in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, on Wednesday, bringing the West Asian conflict closer to the Indian subcontinent. At least 83 people were killed in the torpedo attack.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike at a press conference in Washington DC. “An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo,” Hegseth said, terming it a “quiet death” and the “first sinking of an enemy ship” by a torpedo since World War II. “Like in that war,” he said, “we are fighting to win”.
