Iranian war and violence news

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NYT- Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran

https://archive.ph/wfDB0

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Iran Vows to ‘Respond Like Never Before’ as Trump Ramps Up War Threats
By Brett Wilkins
January 28, 2026

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(Common Dreams) As President Donald Trump escalated his renewed military aggression against Iran, Tehran warned Wednesday that any US attack would trigger unprecedented retaliation.

“Last time the US blundered into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, it squandered over $7 trillion and lost more than 7,000 American lives,” Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations said on X Wednesday. “Iran stands ready for dialogue based on mutual respect and interests—BUT IF PUSHED, IT WILL DEFEND ITSELF AND RESPOND LIKE NEVER BEFORE!”

This, after Trump said on his Truth Social network that “a massive armada is headed to Iran” with “great power, enthusiasm, and purpose.”

Trump said nearly the same thing before invading Venezuela and kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife earlier this month.

“It is a larger fleet, headed by the great Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln, than that sent to Venezuela,” Trump continued. “Like with Venezuela, it is, ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary. Hopefully Iran will quickly ‘Come to the Table’ and negotiate a fair and equitable deal—NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS—one that is good for all parties.”

Read more here: https://www.commondreams.org/news/iran ... aliation

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Military strike on Iran now ‘virtually certain,’ Western source says

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601304748

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'Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameini confirmed dead after US-Israel strikes'
https://www.rawstory.com/iran-strike-2675446894/

'Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayotollah Ali Khameini, was confirmed dead on Saturday after the U.S. and Israel coordinated attacks against the country, according to reports.

Khameini, 86, had led Iran for more than 35 years following the death of revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. His death marks a major blow for the country and sets off an immediate succession crisis in the country.'

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'Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameini confirmed dead after US-Israel strikes'
https://www.rawstory.com/iran-strike-2675446894/

'Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayotollah Ali Khameini, was confirmed dead on Saturday after the U.S. and Israel coordinated attacks against the country, according to reports.

Khameini, 86, had led Iran for more than 35 years following the death of revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. His death marks a major blow for the country and sets off an immediate succession crisis in the country.'

Holy shit...

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'Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameini confirmed dead after US-Israel strikes'
https://www.rawstory.com/iran-strike-2675446894/

'Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayotollah Ali Khameini, was confirmed dead on Saturday after the U.S. and Israel coordinated attacks against the country, according to reports.

Khameini, 86, had led Iran for more than 35 years following the death of revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989. His death marks a major blow for the country and sets off an immediate succession crisis in the country.'

Hmmm....
I dunno why but I don't buy it....

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Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump’s Strikes on Iran
By Alex Nguyen
March 1, 2026

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(Mother Jones) Just one in four Americans supports the Trump administration’s ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.

The disapproval rating was 43 percent, while 29 percent said they were not sure.

About half of respondents—including one in four Republicans—said the president was too open to using military force. The poll surveyed 1,282 US adults starting on Saturday, following news breaking of the strikes.

Even before the attacks, Trump’s handling of Iran was unpopular. Back in January, a Reuters/Ipsos found that only 33 percent of Americans approved of the president’s policy with Iran, while 43 percent disapproved.

For comparison, in the seven months prior to the US invasion of Iraq, a Gallup poll found that somewhere between 52 and 63 percent of Americans favored an invasion. And in the days following the beginning of the war, Gallup found that 72 percent supported the military action. Although these numbers are based on Gallup polling…both surveys come from samples of over 1,000 US adults and, similarly, note a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

Read more here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2 ... -on-iran/

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Three US fighter jets accidentally shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, military says


Updated Mar 2, 2026, 6:26 AM ET
PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2026, 3:19 AM ET

Three US fighter jets crashed in Kuwait on Monday due to an “apparent friendly fire incident,” the US military said in a statement.

Kuwaiti air defenses accidentally shot the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets down late Sunday evening ET time. All six crew members ejected safely, US Central Command said. The cause of the incident is under investigation, according to CENTCOM. The jets were flying in support of the military operation against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury.

Kuwait’s defense ministry had said in the early hours of Monday morning that “several” US fighter jets crashed but did not specify exactly how many or what had caused it. The fighter jets each cost tens of millions of dollars. The statement comes after videos geolocated by CNN showed a fighter jet crashing in Kuwait and a pilot parachuting to the ground.

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/middleea ... n-intl-hnk

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