# AP News: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Tehran retaliates
**URL:** https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ap-news-us-and-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-tehran-retaliates/2153
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**Tags:** politics
**Created:** [February 28, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ap-news-us-and-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-tehran-retaliates/2153 "2026-02-28T16:15:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Elliot](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Elliot)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ap-news-us-and-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-tehran-retaliates/2153/1 "2026-02-28T16:15:49Z")
> **[Live updates: US and Israel launch attack on Iran](https://apnews.com/live/live-updates-israel-iran-february-28-2026)**
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> The U.S. and Israel struck Iran on Saturday. President Donald Trump said the Iranian public should “take over" their government. The first strikes appeared to target Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
[https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/](https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/)
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### Author:  [@anonymous120](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/anonymous120)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2026, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ap-news-us-and-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-tehran-retaliates/2153/3 "2026-02-28T20:21:21Z")
> **[MAGA Melts Down Over Iran War No One Voted For](https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-melts-down-over-iran-war-no-one-voted-for/)**
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> A Trump-authorized strike on Iran took place just hours after JD Vance tried to allay MAGA fears of another conflict without a clear end.
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### Author:  [@Jarrod](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Jarrod)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ap-news-us-and-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-tehran-retaliates/2153/4 "2026-03-01T09:21:16Z")
Hopefully it results in the Iranians gaining freedom. But I wonder if they’ll just end up with another dictator like Venezuela did after Maduro was captured.
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### Author:  [@anonymous120](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/anonymous120)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/ap-news-us-and-israel-launch-attack-on-iran-tehran-retaliates/2153/5 "2026-03-01T17:34:35Z")
[https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/?arena\_mid=Skj38HlI7UqZ9hfr91FQ](https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/?arena_mid=Skj38HlI7UqZ9hfr91FQ)
> ## Just one in four Americans support US strikes on Iran
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> Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed [Iran’s](https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/) leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe [Trump](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump/) is too willing to use military force, according to a [Reuters/Ipsos poll](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/just-one-four-americans-support-us-strikes-iran-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-03-01/)that concluded on Sunday.
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> Some 27% of respondents said they approved of the strikes, while 43% disapproved and 29% were not sure. About nine in 10 respondents said they had heard at least a little about the strikes, which began early on Saturday.
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> Some 56% of Americans think Trump, who has also ordered strikes in Venezuela, Syria and Nigeria in recent months, is too willing to use military force to advance U.S. interests.
Also [https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/?arena\_mid=AbEOmmU9uUxboUdjhwa0](https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/?arena_mid=AbEOmmU9uUxboUdjhwa0)
> Israel calls up 100,000 reserve soldiers
At least 3 American soldiers have died in the attack. Iran’s top political leader is dead.