A major geopolitical flashpoint erupted across the Middle East on Saturday after Iran launched missile and drone attacks targeting multiple Gulf nations, prompting Saudi Arabia to issue a blistering condemnation of what it described as “brutal Iranian aggression.”

Saudi officials made it clear that Riyadh is standing in full solidarity with the nations targeted in Saturday’s coordinated Iranian assault.

In its statement, the Kingdom warned that the attacks represent blatant violations of international law and expressed its readiness to assist its regional allies with “all its capabilities.”

According to a statement from the Saudi Foreign Ministry:

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the treacherous Iranian aggression and the blatant violation of the sovereignty of each of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, affirming its full solidarity and standing by the side of the sister states, and placing all its capabilities at their disposal to support them in all measures they take, and warning of the grave consequences of the continued violation of the sovereignty of states and the principles of international law.

#بيان | تدين المملكة العربية السعودية وتستنكر بأشد العبارات الاعتداء الإيراني الغاشم والانتهاك السافر لسيادة كل من دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة ومملكة البحرين ودولة قطر ودولة الكويت والمملكة الأردنية الهاشمية، مؤكدة تضامنها الكامل ووقوفها إلى جانب الدول الشقيقة، ووضع كافة… pic.twitter.com/Yb7hLBYUzG

— وزارة الخارجية (@KSAMOFA) February 28, 2026

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BREAKING: Iranian missile hits Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com/9J7pKrWlRC

— Eli Afriat (@EliAfriatISR) February 28, 2026

Jordanian forces also reportedly intercepted ballistic missiles entering its airspace, as regional air defense systems were activated amid fears of a broader regional war.

In the UAE, air defense systems intercepted several incoming ballistic missiles, though falling debris reportedly killed one civilian in Abu Dhabi and caused property damage in a residential area, according to The Guardian.

According to the statement from the Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates:

The UAE announces successful interception of several Iranian missiles targeting the country

The Ministry of Defense announced that the United Arab Emirates was subjected today to a brazen attack with Iranian ballistic missiles, which the UAE air defenses handled with the highest efficiency, successfully intercepting several of the missiles.

The relevant authorities in the country also dealt with the fallout of debris in a residential area in the city of Abu Dhabi, which resulted in some material damage and the death of an individual of Asian nationality.

The competent authorities confirm that the security situation in the country is under control, and all concerned parties are monitoring developments around the clock.

The Ministry condemned this attack in the strongest terms, affirming the country’s categorical rejection of targeting civilian facilities, installations, and national institutions, emphasizing that such acts represent a dangerous escalation and a cowardly act that threatens the security and safety of civilians and undermines stability.

The Ministry stressed that this targeting constitutes a flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international law, and that the country reserves its full right to respond to this escalation and take all necessary measures to protect its lands, people, and residents, in a manner that ensures the preservation of its sovereignty, security, and stability, and protects its interests and national capabilities.

The Ministry affirmed that it is on high alert and readiness to deal with any threats, and that it is taking all necessary measures to firmly counter everything that targets the disruption of the country’s security and stability, adding that the safety of citizens, residents, and visitors represents an utmost priority that cannot be compromised.

The Ministry urges the honorable public to obtain information from official sources in the country and to avoid circulating rumors or unverified information.

الإمارات تعلن التصدي “بنجاح” لعدد من الصواريخ الإيرانية على الدولة

أعلنت وزارة الدفاع تعرض دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة اليوم لهجوم سافر بصواريخ باليستية إيرانية، حيث تعاملت معها الدفاعات الجوية الإماراتية بكفاءة عالية وتم التصدي بنجاح لعدد من الصواريخ.

كما تعاملت الأجهزة… pic.twitter.com/R0WkOLHQ8k

— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) February 28, 2026

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Iran has launched retaliatory missile strikes against Israel hours after coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel on key strategic targets inside the Islamic Republic.

On Saturday, Israel confirmed it had launched a pre-emptive strike on Iranian territory, joined by a broader U.S. military offensive targeting military and nuclear sites across Tehran and other major cities, including areas near the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The Israeli Defence Minister declared the operation necessary “to remove threats to the State of Israel,” framing Tehran’s missile and nuclear ambitions as existential dangers.

President Donald Trump then released a video statement early Saturday morning confirming that the United States has begun what he described as “major combat operations in Iran.”

In response, Iranian state media and military sources reported missiles launched toward Israeli territory, triggering air-raid sirens across the nation and prompting civil defence alerts.

“A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat. In the past few minutes, the Home Front Command has sent a precautionary directive directly to mobile phones in the relevant areas,” IDF wrote on X.

A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israel.

Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat. In the past few minutes, the Home Front Command has sent a precautionary directive directly to mobile phones in the relevant areas.

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 28, 2026

Sirens blared across Tel Aviv, central Israel, and border communities, forcing thousands into shelters and safe rooms as air-defence systems engaged inbound threats. Israel’s Home Front Command has urged civilians to obey all instructions and seek immediate protection.

BREAKING: SIRENS BLARING IN ISRAEL AFTER IRAN LAUNCHED MISSILES pic.twitter.com/iD8YaTNKXn

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 28, 2026

“Sirens were sounded in several areas across the country following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel. At this time, the IAF is operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary to remove the threat.”

Sirens were sounded in several areas across the country following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel.

At this time, the IAF is operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary to remove the threat.

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 28, 2026

Israeli Air Force wrote on X:

Another barrage has been launched toward the State of Israel. You are requested to continue to heed the instructions of the Home Front Command and the guidelines disseminated to you; remain in a protected space until an official announcement on the matter.

The IDF Spokesperson reiterates and emphasizes not to publish or share locations and documentation of impacts.

The Air Defense Array identifies and intercepts threats at all times.

מטח נוסף שוגר לעבר מדינת ישראל. הנכם מתבקשים להמשיך ולהישמע להנחיות פיקוד העורף ולהנחיות שמופצות אליכם, יש להישאר במרחב מוגן עד להודעה רשמית בנושא.
דובר צה״ל שב ומדגיש לא לפרסם ולשתף מיקומי ותיעודי פגיעות.
מערך ההגנה האווירית מזהה ומיירט איומים כל העת.

— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) February 28, 2026

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President Donald J. Trump released a statement early Saturday morning following reports that the United States has begun what he described as “major combat operations in Iran” after Israeli forces launched pre-emptive strikes on Iranian targets overnight.

The Commander-in-Chief confirmed that American forces are now engaged in what he described as a “massive and ongoing operation” aimed at neutralizing the Iranian regime’s ability to threaten U.S. troops, American allies, and the homeland itself.

President Trump outlined a decades-long pattern of Iranian aggression, reminding Americans that the regime has openly chanted “Death to America” since its inception in 1979 while backing terrorist attacks that have killed U.S. service members across the Middle East.

He specifically cited:

• The 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis in Tehran, where dozens of Americans were held captive for 444 days
• The 1983 Beirut Marine barracks bombing that killed 241 U.S. military personnel
• Iranian-backed militias responsible for killing and maiming hundreds of American troops in Iraq
• Continued proxy attacks against U.S. forces and commercial vessels in Middle Eastern shipping lanes

From Lebanon and Syria to Iraq and Yemen, the President warned that Tehran has spent decades funding and training terrorist militias responsible for destabilizing the region and spilling innocent blood.

Trump also pointed to Iran’s role in backing Hamas, which carried out the brutal October 7 attacks on Israel that killed more than 1,000 civilians, including dozens of Americans, and resulted in U.S. citizens being taken hostage.

Trump issued a direct appeal to the Iranian people, urging them to reclaim control of their nation from the country’s ruling Islamic regime.

President Trump:
A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime—a vicious group of very hard, terrible people—whose menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world.

For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted “Death to America” and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder, targeting the United States, our troops, and innocent people in many, many countries. Among the regime’s very first acts was backing a violent takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding dozens of American hostages for 444 days.

In 1983, Iran’s proxies carried out the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American military personnel. In 2000, they knew of—and were probably involved with—the attack on the USS Cole. Many died. Iranian forces killed and maimed hundreds of American service members in Iraq. The regime’s proxies have continued to launch countless attacks against American forces stationed in the Middle East in recent years, as well as against U.S. naval and commercial vessels in international shipping lanes.

It’s been mass terror, and we’re not going to put up with it any longer.

From Lebanon to Yemen, and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained, and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the Earth with blood and guts. And it was Iran’s proxy, Hamas, that launched the monstrous October 7th attacks on Israel, slaughtering more than 1,000 innocent people—including 46 Americans—while taking 12 of our citizens hostage. It was brutal—something like the world has never seen before.

Iran is the world’s number one state sponsor of terror and has recently killed tens of thousands of its own citizens on the streets as they protested. It has always been the policy of the United States—particularly my administration—that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon. I’ll say it again: they can never have a nuclear weapon.

That is why, in Operation Midnight Hammer last June, we obliterated the regime’s nuclear program at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, Iran. After that attack, we warned them never to resume their malicious pursuit of nuclear weapons, and we repeatedly sought to make a deal. We tried. They wanted to do it—they didn’t. They wanted to do it—again—they didn’t want to do it.

They didn’t know what was happening. They just wanted to practice evil. But Iran refused, just as it has for decades and decades. They rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take it anymore.

Instead, they 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 the American homeland. Just imagine how emboldened this regime would be if they ever had—and were actually armed with—nuclear weapons as a means to deliver their message.

For these reasons, the United States military has undertaken a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests. We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally—again—obliterated.

We’re going to eliminate their navy. We’re going to ensure that the regime’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world, attack our forces, or use their IEDs—or roadside bombs, as they are sometimes called—to so gravely wound and kill thousands and thousands of people, including many Americans.

And we will ensure Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. It’s a very simple message: they will never have a nuclear weapon. This regime will soon learn that no one should challenge the strength and might of the United States Armed Forces.

I built and rebuilt our military in my first administration, and there is no military on Earth even close to its power, strength, or sophistication. My administration has taken every possible step to minimize the risk to U.S. personnel in the region.

Even so—and I do not make this statement lightly—the Iranian regime seeks to kill. The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties. That often happens in war. But we’re doing this not for now—we’re doing this for the future—and it is a noble mission.

We pray for every service member as they selflessly risk their lives to ensure that Americans and our children will never be threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran. We ask God to protect all of our heroes in harm’s way, and we trust that, with His help, the men and women of the Armed Forces will prevail. We have the greatest in the world, and they will prevail.

To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces, and all of the police, I say tonight: you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity—or, in the alternative, face certain death.

So lay down your arms. You will be treated fairly, with total immunity—or you will face certain death.

Finally, to the great, proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Don’t leave your homes. It’s very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere.

When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will probably be your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America’s help—but you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight.

Now you have a president who is giving you what you want—so let’s see how you respond. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force.

Now is the time to seize control of your destiny and unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach. This is the moment for action.

Do not let it pass. May God bless the brave men and women of America’s Armed Forces. May God bless the United States of America. May God bless you all.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is reportedly no longer in Tehran and has been transferred to a secure location amid escalating military strikes targeting the Iranian regime’s infrastructure, The Jerusalem Post reported.

According to multiple breaking international reports, Khamenei was moved out of the Iranian capital after explosions rocked Tehran early Saturday morning, following what Israel described as a “pre-emptive strike” against regime targets tied to Iran’s military and intelligence apparatus.

Authorities reportedly shut down roads around the Supreme Leader’s compound as strikes were carried out near key government facilities, including locations in proximity to Khamenei’s own offices in downtown Tehran.

Founder Iran Israel Alliance, Emily Schrader, wrote on X, “In addition to the supreme leader’s office, air strikes are also targeting Imam Ali Missile Base and Qom nuclear facilities in the past few minutes. One of the targeted assassinations was Amir Hatami, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army.”

In addition to the supreme leader’s office, air strikes are also targeting Imam Ali Missile Base and Qom nuclear facilities in the past few minutes. One of the targeted assassinations was Amir Hatami, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army pic.twitter.com/cZuZuW3ljR

— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) February 28, 2026

The Jerusalem Post reported:

At the time of the IDF’s surprise attack, the military sent a national warning to all citizens to stay near protected spaces.

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The United States and Israel have just launched a joint strike against Iran.

The New York Times has reported that both American and Israeli officials have confirmed they conducted a joint attack on Tehran.

Videos in Tehran show smoke rising near the offices where the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, normally spends most of his time.

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BREAKING: Israel launches “pre-emptive strike” on Iran, defense minister says; explosions in Tehranpic.twitter.com/XtibkGYeG4

— BNO News (@BNONews) February 28, 2026

Per The New York Times:

The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, according to American and Israeli officials, as multiple explosions resounded in Tehran.

The attack followed months of rising regional tensions amid threats by President Trump to attack.

Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, announced the strike in a statement, adding that the country would be under a state of emergency. The U.S. and Israeli officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss national security matters.

Three massive explosions were heard in central Tehran, according to the semiofficial news agency Fars. The casualties and targets were not immediately clear. In Israel, air-raid sirens blared across the country, warning Israelis to expect potential Iranian retaliation.

BREAKING: United States and Israel have attacked Iran. pic.twitter.com/c634Q1U4c2

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 28, 2026

BREAKING: Israel launches preemptive strike against Iran, defense minister says pic.twitter.com/fqZstDggUm

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 28, 2026

It’s unclear whether Khamenei was assassinated in the attack.

This is a developing story…

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