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Netanyahu, Trump kept talks secret for weeks ahead of Operation Roaring Lion

As part of the preparations for the attack, which, as noted, had been scheduled long beforehand, US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu held several conversations in recent weeks.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023
Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026

Israel may have killed dozens of senior Iranian officials, with Ali Khamenei as top target

BRIG.-GEN. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, director of research for IDSF and a senior fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, at the Democracy 2023 Conference.

‘Iran is going to use all of its capabilities’: Expert warns Iran cornered by ‘existential war’

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flies over central Israel, February 28, 2026

Israeli Air Force conducts its largest-ever attack as over 200 aircraft strike 500 targets in Iran


Israel, US spent months planning for Iran strike, IDF chief says

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir confirmed that Israel and the US intend to “destroy capabilities” of the Iranian regime.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends the funeral of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin, who's body had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since 2014 and released a few days ago, at the Kfar Saba military cemetery. November 11, 2025.

Waiting out a Tel Aviv missile alert, with Pretzel - comment

What began as a carefree Tel Aviv getaway ended with sirens, safe rooms, and long hours of waiting, a reminder of how fragile normal life can be in a city under threat.

Waiting out a Tel Aviv missile alert.

Israel, US preparing for 'at least a week' of joint strikes on Iran, officials say

The officials also said that the strike at a US Navy base in Bahrain left no injuries, with the Iranian missile only hitting an empty building. 

A person holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranian demonstrators protest against the US-Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026

IDF Home Front Command issues guidelines, including school, workplace closures, amid Iran strikes

As part of the new guidelines, HFC ordered the closure of all educational activities, social gatherings, and travel to workplaces, with the exception of essential workers and household needs.

IDF Home Front Command issues guidelines restricting gatherings, prohibiting workplace, educational activity amid Iran strikes, February 28, 2026.

'Every pilot had a name': What happened behind the scenes of the Israel-US Iran attack

Israel and the United States struck Tehran and western Iran on Saturday, February 28, aiming to curb ballistic missile launches toward Israel as Iran began retaliatory fire.

An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

IDF issues evacuation warning to Iranians near military facilities

"You are located near weapons and military facilities that are considered dangerous," the military warned, publishing the message in English.

The IDF issued an urgent evacuation for Iranians near military facilities, February 28, 2026.

Khamenei’s compound destroyed by Israeli strike after Iranian leader moved to ‘secure location’

Israel and the United States launched preemptive strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, with blasts heard in Tehran as Israel entered a state of emergency.

Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded.

First Israeli casuality of war: Forty-year-old woman killed in Iranian strike

Trump, Netanyahu call on Iranians to secure their future, topple regime • Araghchi: Khamenei still alive after IDF strikes said to kill dozens of Iranian leaders, including Khamenei

Ballistic missiles fired from Iran are intercepted by Israel’s air defense system over the Galilee, February 28, 2026

Iranian officials, including Khamenei, killed in Israeli strikes, Israeli sources say

Israeli officials informed of Khamenei's assasination • Netanyahu says objective to end Ayatollah's regime • Trump confirms US operation in Iran, tells IRGC to lay down arms

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Israel weighs Iran response scenarios as US pressure mounts - analysis

Israel is closely monitoring US military deployments as uncertainty grows over Iran’s next move and the possibility of a broader regional showdown.

 A war between Israel and Iran (illustrative)