The attack has reportedly been prepared in cooperation with the US The IDF has launched a “preemptive strike” on Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has announced, citing national security reasons. Videos released by Iranian media show buildings in Tehran damaged by the strikes. The attack has been prepared in cooperation with the US, Israel’s Channel 12 has reported. Show latestShow oldest 28 February 2026 07:37 GMT The current attack on Iran will be far larger in scale than US strikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities in June last year, American officials told the New York Times. Tehran is preparing retaliatory measures and its response will be devastating, an Iranian official told Reuters. Farhad Ibrahimov, a lecturer at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) and a specialist on Iran and the Middle East, says Israel’s strikes on Iran were similar to the June 12-13 attack last year. On the eve of those events, US President Donald Trump announced a new round of negotiations with Tehran, and the following day Israel struck Iran, he posted on his Telegram channel. “The same thing is happening today,” Ibrahimov, a regular RT contributor, added. Israel carried out what it described as a “pre-emptive strike” on Tehran and a number of other Iranian cities, fully aware that Iran would respond, he posted. “And if Iran responds, the Americans will step in and the negotiations will be over.” More 28 February 2026 07:35 GMT Farhad Ibrahimov, a lecturer at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) and a specialist on Iran and the Middle East, says Israel’s strikes on Iran were similar to the June 12-13 attack last year. On the eve of those events, US President Donald Trump announced a new round of negotiations with Tehran, and the following day Israel struck Iran, he posted on his Telegram channel. “The same thing is happening today,” Ibrahimov, a regular RT contributor, added. Israel carried out what it described as a “pre-emptive strike” on Tehran and a number of other Iranian cities, fully aware that Iran would respond, he posted. “And if Iran responds, the Americans will step in and the negotiations will be over.” Tehran is preparing retaliatory measures and its response will be devastating, an Iranian official told Reuters. The current attack on Iran will be far larger in scale than US strikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities in June last year, American officials told the New York Times. More
The strikes were reported to have come after US President Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
The strikes were reported to have come after US President Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
