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The coordinated U.S.-Israel operation marks a dramatic escalation in tensions with Tehran

By Amanda Macias | Fox News

Published February 28, 2026 9:23am EST | Updated February 28, 2026 11:09am EST

In a sweeping pre-dawn bombing campaign across Iran, Israeli forces targeted sites linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior Israeli official confirmed to Fox News. The official said Iran’s president was also targeted as part of the joint U.S. operation, dubbed Operation Epic Fury.

Reuters reported that Khamenei was not in Tehran during the strikes and was instead transferred to a secure location. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News that Khamenei and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian are still alive “as far as I know.”

President Donald Trump described the “massive and ongoing” operation as the opening phase of a campaign that he said would devastate Iran’s military, dismantle its nuclear program and ultimately bring about regime change.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addresses the public on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution according to Iranian state television in Tehran, Iran on February 9, 2026.(Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu/Getty Images)

“It will be yours to take,” Trump said in a video statement addressing the Iranian public.

Hours later, Tehran signaled it would not back down, saying it would defend itself against any attack.

“This will be probably your only chance for generations,” he added. Officials in Tehran said the country would defend itself against any attack.

WORLD’S LARGEST AIRCRAFT CARRIER HEADS TO MIDDLE EAST AS IRAN NUCLEAR TENSIONS SPIKE DRAMATICALLY

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A screen grab from a video released on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account shows him making statements regarding combat operations on Iran.(US President Trump Via Truth Social/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ahead of the strikes, the U.S. military amassed what Trump previously called an “armada” in Iran’s backyard. Mapped out across the Persian Gulf and beyond, the deployment tells its own story, one of calculated pressure backed by credible capability.

The buildup coincided with indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. Trump has warned that the regime must fully dismantle its nuclear infrastructure or face consequences.

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A U.S. Sailor directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the South China Sea, Nov. 5, 2025.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Frankie M. Guage)

At the heart of America’s force projection are the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike groups — dual mobile fortresses at sea, guarded by destroyers and equipped to unleash precision strikes at a moment’s notice.

More than a dozen other U.S. warships are also in the region to support.

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For Iran, it means U.S. forces are not concentrated in a single vulnerable location — they are distributed, layered and positioned to operate from multiple directions at once.

It was not immediately clear how or when Iran might respond. But with senior leaders targeted and U.S. naval assets positioned across the region, the latest exchange marks one of the most volatile moments in the decades-long standoff between Israel, Iran and the United States.

CBS News poll on Americans’ views on Iran prior to conflict

February 28, 2026 / 11:44 AM EST / CBS News

In polling completed just before news of the U.S. airstrikes on Iran, most Americans thought the U.S. should be at least pressuring or engaging the Iranian leadership in some form.

And in the days before the strikes began, there was movement toward approval of a U.S. military action specifically to stop them from making nuclear weapons; that change came after President Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this week, on Feb. 24.

The effect of that was that the nation went into the start of the conflict split about it.

The public had voiced a collective uncertainty about how long a conflict with Iran would last. More thought it would last months or even years, rather than just days or weeks. Supporters tended to think it would be short.

That sets some context as it now unfolds.

Views on the duration of a potential conflict were tied closely to whether Americans said they would back military action or not: Those who thought the conflict would be quick tended to favor military action (prior to the start), but those who thought it would take a long time were opposed.

With regard to the Iranian ruling regime, more favored U.S. economic or diplomatic pressure, rather than military force to remove them. Either way, a substantial majority of Americans thought the U.S. ought to be engaging in some form.

People overwhelmingly did think that Congress would need to approve military action.

The number of Americans who felt the president had explained the U.S. position ticked up a bit following the State of the Union, but as of the start of the action, he still hadn’t satisfied a large majority of Americans.

Before the strikes, the president’s approval for his handling of Iran was a bit higher than his overall approval, though still net negative.

For context, in CBS News polling going back decades, Iran or its potential nuclear capability has in some form been seen as a threat in the public mind, though often one that many felt could be contained or addressed diplomatically. Last summer, when the U.S. conducted airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, views were partisan, with most Republicans approving.

The U.S. economy

The optimism about the economy that the president expressed in the State of the Union isn’t shared by most Americans.

Expectations for the next year are for a slowing economy, or even recession, and that has been the case for a while. Overall ratings of the U.S. economy continue to be net-negative.

In fact, a sizable majority continue to think the president describes things with inflation as better than they actually are.

Before the strikes on Iran, Mr. Trump’s issue approval ratings were in line with what they were just prior to his State of the Union address. His overall approval had been fairly stable in recent weeks, and a point up from just before the State of the Union.

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This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 2,264 U.S. adults interviewed between February 25-27, 2026. The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to gender, age, race, and education, based on the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, as well as 2024 presidential vote. The margin of error is ±2.5 points.

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Are Trump’s strikes against Iran legal? Experts are skeptical

2026-02-28T19:47:13.873Z / CNN

Legal experts are already skeptical of President Donald Trump’s constitutional authority to launch new military action against Iran without Congress’ approval, especially if it leads to a prolonged conflict.

Like with the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities last summer and the January military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the attacks bring the issue of executive authority and the extent of presidential powers to the forefront.

The White House hasn’t presented a legal justification to the public, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio didn’t give a full accounting of one to members of Congress, multiple sources told CNN.

Trump “violated the Constitution by invading Iran because the Constitution is crystal clear on who has the authority to declare war and commit American service members to battle and that is Congress alone,” said Christopher Anders, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union who is an expert on national security matters.

“The president has tried to grab that power for himself without getting authorization from Congress before doing so,” Anders added.

The Constitution unambiguously states that only Congress can declare or authorize war.

“This is very obviously a war,” said Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University and a scholar at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. “You don’t have to take my word for that — Trump himself says it’s a war.”

[image_3]US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One in West Palm Beach, Florida, on February 27, 2026.

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In his message announcing the strikes early Saturday, the president said: “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.”

CNN has reached out to the Justice Department and White House counsel’s office for comment.

While only Congress can declare or authorize war, Trump and other presidents have continuously cited the Constitution’s Article II, which says the commander in chief has the power to direct US military forces in engagements necessary to advance American national interests abroad.

In addition, the Supreme Court has been generous in approving Trump’s expansive use of power, most notably in its 2024 immunity ruling. That view contributed to the analysis to move forward under Article II authority when the US struck Iran last summer, a senior White House official said at the time.

Article II was used in part to legally justify the recent US military operation to capture Maduro. The Justice Department issued a classified legal opinion (and later a redacted version) saying Trump was not limited by domestic law in carrying out law enforcement operations overseas.

What if the conflict goes on longer?

That Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel memo also argued that the scale, scope and duration for the Maduro operation did not rise to the level of war in the constitutional sense and therefore did not require prior authorization by Congress, sources said.

The question of scale, scope and duration will be raised with the new actions against Iran. Trump, in his video announcing the strikes, described the military campaign as “massive and ongoing.” The US military is planning for several days of attacks, according to two sources.

“The Justice Department has come up with an increasingly dubious series of arguments in attempts to defend such strikes, but virtually all of those arguments have depended on assertions that the strikes were limited and unlikely to lead to a broader conflict,” said Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

“Even if that were a legal argument, rather than a policy one, it’s hard to take that remotely seriously here,” Vladeck said.

Article II powers were cited for President George H.W. Bush’s use of force against Panama to overthrow dictator Manuel Noriega, President Barack Obama’s use of air strikes in Libya and Trump’s actions in his first term against Iran and Syria.

“While the United States is not the world’s policeman, as its power has grown, the breadth of its regional interests has expanded and threats to national interests posed by foreign disorder have increased,” the Trump Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel wrote in 2018 regarding air strikes in Syria.

In addition, Democratic and Republican administrations have repeatedly stretched the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, which authorized the Iraq War. An earlier AUMF that authorized action against al Qaeda and associated groups has also been used beyond what was conceived in the post-9/11 era.

“I think you could argue about the wisdom of it,” Somin said of the new US attacks. “I certainly wouldn’t shed any tears if the Iranian regime were to be overthrown. It’s an awful regime. It’s an enemy of ours and so forth, but the war that has been started here is unconstitutional.”

CNN’s Paula Reid contributed to this report.

联合国谴责中东军事冲突升级 敦促各方重返谈判桌

发布/2026年2月28日 23:34

2月23日。联合国秘书长古特雷斯（左）与人权事务高级专员沃尔克·图尔克在日内瓦联合国办事处出席联合国人权理事会第61届会议开幕式。 （法新社）

联合国秘书长古特雷斯发表声明，谴责中东地区军事冲突升级。

联合国人权事务高级专员沃尔克·图尔克（Volker Turk）谴责发生在中东的空袭，并敦促各方重返谈判桌，称袭击只会造成“死亡、破坏和人类苦难”。

法新社引述图尔克星期六（2月28日）发布的声明说：“我谴责以色列和美国今天上午对伊朗发动的军事打击，以及伊朗随后进行的报复性打击。

“一如既往，在任何武装冲突中，最终付出惨痛代价的总是平民。炸弹和导弹并非解决分歧的途径，只会造成死亡、破坏和人类苦难。”

新华社引述联合国秘书长古特雷斯的声明说，美国和以色列对伊朗动用武力，以及伊朗随后在该地区进行的报复行动，破坏了国际和平与安全。

美伊冲突各国表态疾呼克制 全球和平再增变数

发布/2026年2月28日 23:49 / 联合早报

伊朗发射导弹反击美国和以色列，波及中东周边国家，巴林首都麦纳麦发生爆炸，滚滚浓烟冲天而上。 （路透社）

（布鲁塞尔／伦敦综合电）美国和以色列对伊朗展开“大规模作战行动”后，德黑兰立刻发射导弹反击以色列和中东多国的美国军事设施，世界各国屏息关注这场冲突的后续影响，包括地缘政治变局、中东地区紧张，霍尔木兹海峡航运安全与油价上升等一系列连锁效应。

以色列和美国星期六（2月28日）先后对伊朗军事目标发动攻势，伊朗随即向周边地区发射多枚弹道导弹，卡塔尔、阿拉伯联合酋长国、约旦、科威特和巴林都证实，各自的防空系统拦截多枚伊朗发射的导弹。这些国家都有美国的军事基地或设施。

沙特阿拉伯外交部谴责伊朗“公然袭击”周边国家，侵犯主权，并表明准备动用一切资源支持这些国家采取的任何举措。

伊朗外交部则敦促联合国，针对美以军事打击伊朗采取行动。它强调，美以在双方进行外交对话之际发动袭击，违反《联合国宪章》，伊朗有权回应，并势必动用一切力量和资源击退敌人。

多国呼吁各方克制保护平民安全

中东燃起更大战火，震惊全球。多国呼吁各方极力克制，恢复谈判，避免冲突升级并保护平民安全。

为美伊谈判居中调解的阿曼对美以攻击伊朗表示“深切遗憾”，呼吁各方立即停火。

法国总统马克龙、英国首相斯塔默和德国总理默茨发表联合声明，“以最严厉的言辞谴责伊朗攻击区域国家”。他们敦促伊朗领导人回到谈判桌寻求解决方案，强调“伊朗人民必须获得机会决定他们的未来”。马克龙也呼吁，联合国安理会就伊朗事态召开紧急会议。

欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩和欧洲理事会主席科斯塔发联合声明说：“确保核安全及避免任何可导致紧张局势升级或破坏全球防扩散机制的行为，至关重要。”

澳洲加拿大公开支持美军对伊朗行动

美国的盟友澳大利亚和加拿大公开支持美军对伊朗的行动。澳洲总理阿尔巴尼斯贴文说：“伊朗核计划长期威胁全球的和平与安全，我们支持美国采取行动，防止伊朗获得核武器继续威胁国际和平与安全。”

加拿大总理卡尼和外长阿南德发表联合声明，指伊朗是整个中东地区动荡和恐怖的主要根源，拥有世界上最恶劣的人权纪录之一，绝不能让伊朗获得或发展核武器。声明说，加拿大支持美国采取行动，阻止伊朗获得核武，并“防止其政权进一步威胁国际和平与安全”。

中国与俄罗斯分别“高度关切”和“谴责”美以攻击伊朗

中国表示“高度关切”美国和以色列军事打击伊朗，称伊朗的国家主权、安全和领土完整应得到尊重。中国外交部发言人说：“中方呼吁立即停止军事行动，避免紧张事态进一步升级，恢复对话谈判，维护中东地区和平稳定。”

俄罗斯发声谴责美国和以色列，指它们再次攻击伊朗是“危险的冒进之举”，将区域推向一场“人道、经济以及难以排除的核辐射灾难”。俄安全委员会副主席梅德韦杰夫指特朗普，与伊朗谈判只是幌子，嘲讽他是“和平缔造者再次露出真面目”。

马来西亚首相安华在脸书发贴文说，以色列发动空袭旨在破坏谈判，并将其他国家卷入一场可能失控的冲突。他敦促各方无条件停止敌对行动，通过外交途径解决问题。

联合国秘书长古特雷斯则发表声明，他谴责当天在中东地区发生的军事升级，并重申所有成员国都必须遵守在国际法下的义务，包括《联合国宪章》中明确禁止的“使用威胁或武力，侵害任何国家的领土完整或政治独立，或以任何其他不符合联合国宗旨的方式行事”。

美伊冲突掐紧全球运油咽喉

美伊爆发军事冲突，全球石油运输的“咽喉”——霍尔木兹海峡直接受威胁。在这条宽仅50公里的狭窄重要航道上，平均每天有2000万桶原油从波斯湾运往世界各地，占全球液态石油消耗量的20%。

分析员指出，这条海峡如今面对被封堵和油船被袭击的风险。目前，只有沙特和阿联酋具备绕道运输基础设施，但日均运输量仅260万桶。

消息称，石油输出国组织与盟友(OPEC+）计划在星期天（3月1日）开会讨论规模更大的增产方案。此前由于中东局势日趋紧张导致油价上扬，OPEC+已表态可能在4月份将日产量略增13万7000桶。

在叙利亚南部的联合国维和人员检查一枚据称是以色列防空系统拦截击落的伊朗导弹残骸。当地靠近戈兰高地，再往南就是以色列。（法新社）

斯塔默称英国战机参与中东“防御行动”

2026年2月28日 23:50 / 联合早报

英国首相斯塔默星期六（2月28日）晚发表声明证实，英国皇家空军战机正参与中东领空的“防御行动”，以保护盟友及英国利益，但他强调英国并未参与美国和以色列对伊朗的空袭行动。

这是斯塔默在美以空袭引发伊朗导弹反击后的首次公开回应。据法新社报道，斯塔默在电视讲话中指出，英军的行动与美以的打击行动是分开的，且完全符合国际法。

斯塔默说：“英国在此次袭击中没有扮演任何角色。作为对中东盟友安全承诺的一部分，我们在地区部署了一系列防御力量，并于近期加强了部署。”

他透露，英军战机目前正在中东上空执行协调一致的区域防御任务，旨在保护英国侨民、国家利益及盟友。

斯塔默在发表声明前，召集了内阁部长与官员举行紧急会议，并与欧洲多国首脑通话。他敦促德黑兰政权立即停止报复并放弃核武计划。

伊朗外长：最高领袖哈梅内伊安好 即将发表讲话

发布/2026年2月28日 23:55

伊朗外长：最高领袖哈梅内伊安好 即将发表讲话

2月17日，伊朗外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉格齐在瑞士日内瓦举行的联合国裁军会议特别会议上发表讲话。当天正值伊朗与美国举行会谈期间。 （路透社）

伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐说，伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊仍安好。

阿拉格齐星期六（2月28日）在接受美国全国广播公司采访时说，“据我所知”，哈梅内伊仍然活着，他即将发表讲话。

阿拉格齐还说，在美国和以色列联合军事行动中，伊朗有两名指挥官死亡，但包括司法部长和议长在内的高级官员幸存。

新华社引述阿拉格齐说：“所有高级官员都活着……所以现在每个人都各司其职……一切都很好。”

阿拉格齐还批评美国和以色列在核谈判仍在进行的情况下发动了此次袭击。

此前，沙特阿拉比亚电视台引述以色列消息人士的话说，对伊朗第一阶段打击将持续四天，包括伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊在内的所有领导人都是打击目标。

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朝鲜罕见公开金珠爱射击照 接班人信号再引关注 | 联合早报

姜贵瑛 首尔通讯员 / 2026年2月28日 20:28

朝鲜通过官方媒体罕见公开领导人金正恩之女金珠爱在射击场，持步枪射击的单人照，再度引发外界对她接班人地位的关注。 （法新社）

朝鲜通过官方媒体罕见公开领导人金正恩之女金珠爱在射击场，持步枪射击的单人照，再度引发外界对她接班人地位的关注。分析解读，朝鲜此举是对外释放金珠爱正接受系统培养的信号。

朝中社2月28日报道，金正恩前一日在朝鲜劳动党中央委员会本部会见主要领导干部和军事指挥官，并向相关人员赠送新型狙击步枪。金正恩在授枪仪式上称，该步枪由国防科学院研发生产，是“非常优秀的武器”，象征“绝对信赖”，并勉励干部为“伟业的胜利”忠实履职。

据报道，金正恩随后与领导干部在射击场进行试射并合影。值得注意的是，朝方破例公开了一张金珠爱单独持枪瞄准射击的画面。另有照片显示，金正恩射击时，金珠爱在一旁以望远镜观察目标。

韩国媒体指出，公开金珠爱持枪画面具有明显象征意义。回顾金正恩接班时期，朝方曾以“金大将”称呼，并宣传他“三岁即为神枪手”，通过塑造金正恩的军事天赋来强化领导人形象。如今围绕金珠爱的军事形象塑造，与当年的接班叙事存在相似政治意涵。

韩国前统一部长丁世铉分析称，金正恩近期多次带金珠爱出席军事活动，具有明显政治考量。这与“枪杆子里面出政权”的逻辑相通，意在通过军方场合的频繁亮相，为金珠爱积累军中认知度与支持基础。

他指出，“只有掌握军队，才能掌握权力”，若未来出现突发情况，金珠爱若能获得军方拥戴，权力基础将更趋稳固。

韩国国家情报院近日向国会报告，金珠爱已进入接班人“内定阶段”。不过，朝鲜官方迄今未提到她的任何职务。

分析认为，现年13岁的金珠爱尚未达到加入劳动党的最低年龄18岁，这或是相关安排尚未公开的原因。

另一方面，朝中社在报道授枪仪式时提到，金正恩胞妹金与正以“党中央委员会总务部长”身份出席活动。

据悉，金与正在第九次劳动党代表大会上由副部长晋升为部长，并重返政治局候补委员。

朝鲜研究所教授梁茂进表示，总务部长相当于朝鲜劳动党事务总长。这项人事安排或意在以“白头山家族”为核心进一步强化党的控制，巩固金正恩的唯一领导体系，并为金珠爱接班体制的确立营造内部条件。

巴阿冲突：阿富汗愿同巴基斯坦对话缓解局势

2026年2月28日 20:34 / 联合早报

阿富汗与巴基斯坦的冲突加剧引发国际关注。巴基斯坦执法人员星期五（2月27日）在俾路支省的边境口岸查曼（Chaman）持枪站岗严加戒备。 （路透社）

（喀布尔／伊斯兰堡综合电）巴基斯坦与阿富汗塔利班爆发冲突。阿富汗塔利班政权星期五（2月27日）表明，愿意同巴基斯坦展开谈判，化解两国的争端。

塔利班发言人穆贾希德说，巴基斯坦星期五袭击阿富汗首都喀布尔、塔利班领袖所在的南部城市坎大哈和其他城镇。发言人也说，袭击造成平民伤亡，但没有透露详情。

这是巴基斯坦首次以阿富汗政府为攻击目标。巴基斯坦指责塔利班窝藏企图推翻伊斯兰堡政府的巴基斯坦塔利班武装分子，但阿富汗对此加以否认。

穆贾希德星期五强调，塔利班领袖已准备好与巴基斯坦谈判，并说阿富汗一直都寻求通过对话解决争端。

阿富汗方面说，卡塔尔正与其他国家磋商，协助解决这次的危机。卡塔尔、土耳其和沙特阿拉伯去年曾协助制止阿富汗与巴基斯坦的战斗。

喀布尔星期五两处地点冒起滚滚浓烟。目击者称，在巨大的爆炸声和飞机的轰鸣声后，街道上可以听到许多救护车的警笛声。德士司机塔米姆说，喀布尔一处弹药库遇袭起火燃烧，爆炸声持续不断。

巴基斯坦安全消息人士说，巴方对塔利班军事办事处和哨站发动空对地导弹攻击，以回应阿富汗星期四（26日）空袭巴基斯坦西北部边境地区的军事阵地与设施。

巴基斯坦官员指出，他们至今已击杀274名塔利班官员和武装分子。阿富汗方面则说，他们杀死55名巴基斯坦士兵。

阿富汗东部楠格哈尔省首府贾拉拉巴德（Jalalabad）星期六（28日）上午再传出爆炸巨响。阿富汗军方说，他们在贾拉拉巴德击落一架巴基斯坦战斗机，并活捉飞行员。巴基斯坦否认了这个消息。

美国国务院发言人星期五说，美国支持巴基斯坦捍卫自己免受塔利班袭击的权利。

联合国秘书长古特雷斯的发言人杜加里克说，秘书长对阿富汗和巴基斯坦之间暴力冲突升级，以及冲突对平民造成的影响表达深切关注。“他（古特雷斯）呼吁双方立即停止敌对行动，强调应通过外交途径解决任何分歧。”

欧盟外交与安全政策高级代表卡拉斯星期六也呼吁巴基斯坦与阿富汗通过对话缓解紧张局势。

卡拉斯发声明说，欧盟重申阿富汗领土不能被用来威胁或攻击其他国家，呼吁阿富汗采取行动对付境内所有恐怖组织。

红十字国际委员会星期五除了呼吁双方缓和敌对行动，也强调必须保护平民，保障他们获得医疗保健的权利。

委员会主席斯波利亚里茨说，暴力事件的激增，正在伤害这个饱受数十年冲突蹂躏地区的人民。根据国际法，平民、伤员以及其他未参与或已不再参与战斗的人员，必须受到保护。