US President Donald Trump doesn’t rule out the possibility of sending troops to Iran, while speaking to the New York Post: “I do not rule out sending forces to Iran if necessary, as the war is progressing faster than the specified timetable.”

Both Donald Trump and his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth don’t rule out the possibility of sending American troops on ground in Iran.

Speaking to CNN’s Washington correspondent Jake Tapper, US President Donald Trump said that they’re “knocking the crap out” of the Iranians, adding that they “haven’t even started hitting them hard.”

Another vessel has been struck by unknown Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV), possibly Iranian, off the shore of Oman, according to the UK Office of Maritime Trade Operations.

US Central Command says it has sunk the Iranian Shahid Bagheri drone carrier as part of Operation Epic Fury.

NEW: Four Hellenic Air Force F-16 jets have landed in Cyprus, a Cypriot government spokesperson said.

The PMF confirms the attack, says one of their members were killed as a result of the airstrikes.

Despite claims by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that no attacks were carried out against any Iranian nuclear facility, satellite imagery from Copernecus satellite confirm the claims of Iranians that Natanz Enrichment Plant in central Iran was hit.

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US Central Command (CENTCOM) publishes footage of B-1 “Lancer” Strategic Bombers taking off for Iran to strike ballistic missile facilities.

Sirens have been activated at al-Bakr Air Base north of Kirkuk, after unidentified drone hit in the vicinity of the base. The base hosts Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and is one of the largest in the country.

More than a dozen (~17x) of US Air Force KC-135R/T aerial-refueling tankers are heading east in support of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, out of Continental US.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeing significant disrupted in the Middle East after three of its data centers were hit with drone strikes, and recovery will likely be "prolonged given the nature of the physical damage involved," AWS said in an update on its status dashboard.

Earlier this night, the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was attacked by two drones. A Saudi official told NBC News no one was injured. https://x.com/modgovksa/status/2028629238694228383

US President Trump formally notified Congress of military action taken against the Iranian government on February 28, 2026, citing an "untenable" threat after failed diplomacy and triggering the War Powers Act’s 60-day clock for unauthorized hostilities, according to NBC.

New unclassified footage released by CENTCOM featuring airstrikes on Iranian ballistic missile launchers.

US Army C-RAM defense system destroying Iranian drone near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq.

Australia’s Defense Minister Richard Marles confirmed that Iranian drones struck al-Minhad Air Base in the UAE on the first night of the conflict, which is a logistics hub for Australia’s Middle East operations near Dubai.

For the first time since the beginning of war against Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah claimed a 0500 local time kamikaze drone strike targeting IDF radar sites and control rooms at the Ramat David Air Base in Northern Israel.

Iranian missiles and drones the Gulf nations have reported since the war began (CNN, citing official state media):

Kuwait: Intercepted 178 ballistic missiles (BM) and 384 drones.
UAE: 169/182 BMs, 645/689 drones.
Bahrain: 70 BMs, 79 drones.
Qatar: 101/104 BMs, 24/39 drones, and two Su-24 jets.