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Daytime strikes to surprise Iran — What we know so far

Joint operation planned for months, with initial phase expected to last four days

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This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media on February 28, 2026, and verified by AFPTV teams in Paris, shows a man walking as a plume of smoke rises following a repoted explosion in Tehran.

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An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural featuring Iran-US talks, next to the former US embassy in Tehran on February 26, 2026.

Canada relocating some diplomatic staff from Tel Aviv

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When there’s war, there’s a risk of anything, both good and bad, he says

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before he departed on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on February 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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Mamdani urged Trump to drop cases against other students facing deportation.

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Debate grows inside Washington over strike goals, risks and consequences

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford departs Souda Bay on the island of Crete on February 26, 2026.

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The sides showed ‘unprecedented openness’ to new ideas, says Omani minister

Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, right, inj a meeting with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, centre, and Jared Kushner, as part of the ongoing Iranian-American negotiations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday February 26, 2026.

F-22s, carriers: Iran outgunned but still poses risks

US airpower surge signals dominance, but Tehran retains asymmetric retaliation options

Aan anti-US billboard installed on a building along a street in Tehran on February 26, 2026.

Why Iran sees concessions as riskier than war

Tehran views nuclear and missile limits as threats to regime survival, analysts say

President Masoud Pezeshkian, second right, listens to the head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami as he visits an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, on April 9, 2025

US slaps new sanctions on Iran on eve of Geneva talks

We see a favourable outlook for the negotiations, Iranian president says

Fresh US sanctions target Iran’s oil trade and weapons networks.

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