Air raid sirens blared across Tel Aviv and central Israel on Saturday as Iran fired ballistic missiles at the country, sending residents rushing to safe rooms once again.
The Israeli military confirmed its air defense network was actively engaging the incoming projectiles and ordered anyone hearing the warnings to seek immediate shelter, the Times of Israel reported. Defense officials said forces were intercepting threats as they approached Israeli airspace.
Officials currently serving in the Trump administration — which struck Iran on Saturday — previously criticized people who supported military action in the Middle East in op-eds and social media posts.
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military launched Operation Epic Fury Saturday in an eight-minute video statement posted on Truth Social. The strike quickly drew criticism from current and former Trump supporters who highlighted the president’s past promises that the U.S. would avoid war under his presidency. (RELATED: Iran Unleashes Waves Of Strikes On US Military, Israel To Make ‘Aggressors Regret Their Criminal Act’)
Avowed advocates of the right-wing America First movement had harsh words for President Donald Trump after he announced the U.S. military struck Iran on Saturday morning, with one alleging the president betrayed his MAGA base.
We said “No More Foreign Wars, No More Regime Change!” We said it on rally stage after rally stage, speech after speech. Trump, Vance, basically the entire admin campaigned on it and promised to put America FIRST and Make America Great Again.
— Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) February 28, 2026
My generation has been let down,… pic.twitter.com/P0l90kaZFZ
Iranian state media claims a joint U.S.-Israeli military strike hit a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran Saturday, killing dozens of young students as the two allies launched a massive bombardment across the country.
The governor of Minab County told Iranian state media that 51 students died and 60 suffered injuries when a missile struck a girls’ elementary school in Hormozgan province, NBC News reported. Roughly 170 girls between the ages of seven and 12 were inside the building at the time, Middle East Eye reported, citing Iranian news agencies Tasnim and Fars.
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said in an interview with “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan released Friday that a deal between the United States and Iran was “within our reach.”
WATCH: After meeting with Vice President JD Vance, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi – a key mediator in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks – tells @margbrennan "the peace deal is within our reach.” He also said, “I don't think any alternative to diplomacy is going to solve this… pic.twitter.com/zOuSPxLy5j
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 27, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was preparing Congress for the administration’s attack on Iran in the days leading up to the strikes, a State Department official explained to the Daily Caller.
President Donald Trump announced via video message at 2:57 AM on Saturday that his administration had begun to strike Iran in order to eliminate imminent “threats from the Iranian regime.” Ahead of the attacks, Rubio consulted with the “Gang of Eight” in an hour long briefing Tuesday, a State Department official told the Caller. (RELATED: ‘Not Under Cover Of Darkness’: Bret Baier Opines About Implications Of Daylight Strike On Iran)
The Iranian regime launched missiles and drones against American and Israeli targets Saturday, with the Islamic republic’s Foreign Ministry vowing the United States and Israel would “regret their criminal act.”
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
— Foreign Ministry, Islamic Republic of Iran (@IRIMFA_EN) February 28, 2026
Regarding the military aggression by the Zionist regime and the United States against #Iran
Heroic and noble people of Iran,
Iranian compatriots,
Our sacred and beloved homeland, proud and… https://t.co/kRrzq2SjPk
Following the U.S. military’s Saturday morning strikes against Iran, key American allies offered a mix bag of responses.
While leaders of some longstanding U.S. allies, such as French President Emmanuel Macron, offered stern words of caution that the U.S.’s “escalation” against Iran “must stop,” leaders of Anglosphere nations including Canada, the U.K., and Australia offered messages of support. (RELATED: ‘Not Under Cover Of Darkness’: Bret Baier Says Trump Sent Iran Unforgettable Message By Striking In Broad Daylight)
Fox News anchor Bret Baier opined President Donald Trump’s Saturday strikes against Iran were especially meaningful because they were carried out while the sun was already up.
Baier, a former Pentagon correspondent, told “Fox and Friends Weekend” the Pentagon’s Operation Epic Fury against the Islamic theocracy was “not under the cover of darkness,” a decision he said evoked “confidence” in the U.S. military.
The United States military launched targeted strikes Saturday against the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the escalation of tensions between the two powers and an apparent breakdown in diplomatic negotiations.
OPERATION EPIC FURY 🇺🇸
— Department of War 🇺🇸 (@DeptofWar) February 28, 2026
Former President Joe Biden told a South Carolina audience Friday that his administration created 2.2 million jobs in 2024.
Biden spoke at an event celebrating his win in South Carolina’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary. During his speech, Biden claimed his administration delivered the lowest average unemployment rate in 50 years and added 2.2 million jobs in 2024 alone.
Fox News host Trey Gowdy on Friday warned investigators probing Jeffrey Epstein’s network that questioning former President Bill Clinton will require precision and persistence.
The House Oversight Committee conducted closed-door depositions with Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as it investigates the Epstein case. During a panel discussion on “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Gowdy said investigators cannot treat Clinton like an ordinary witness.
