In the early hours of 28 February 2026, Israel and the United States launched the first stage of their military campaign on Iran targeting key leadership, air defence capabilities, missile sites and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. Mar 2, 2026 · The United States has joined Israel in an all-out war on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Mar 21, 2026 · The war remains on an unpredictable path and a credible endgame is unclear. Apr 17, 2026 · For decades, perceptions of U.S. power did not rely on the use of America’s unrivaled military might. In the Iran war, a militarily inferior adversary used asymmetric warfare to resist that ... Feb 3, 2024 · How the US and Iran Could End Up in a War They Don’t Want America might be overextended in the region, and Iran might not be able to control its proxies. That’s a recipe for a wider conflict. Feb 28, 2026 · No US ally, save Israel, supports this war, with several refusing permission for the US military to use their bases for the operation against Iran. Innocent civilians in Iran and the region will die needlessly. One of the first attacks on Iran reportedly hit an elementary girls’ school in Tehran, killing 50 people, mostly children. On Saturday morning, as the strikes started, President ...