War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes

Published February 28, 2026
A person stands near the site of an Israeli strike carried out last week, in Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. REUTERS
A person stands near the site of an Israeli strike carried out last week, in Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. REUTERS
  • The US and Israel on Feb 28 launched what they described as a “pre-emptive” joint strike against Iranian targets, with Trump announcing start of “major combat operations”
  • Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in US-Israeli strikes; Mojtaba Khamenei replaced his father as Iran’s new supreme leader
  • Iran, US agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 8; the truce was later extended indefinitely and remains in place
  • Pakistan hosted the first round of face-to-face talks between the US and Iran in 47 years in April; the talks ended without a breakthrough, but also without a breakdown
  • Ceasefire falters as US, Iran exchange attacks on each other’s military sites; Kuwait intercepts drones
  • Trump seeks to reinforce Israel-Hezbollah truce as Tel Aviv’s escalated strikes in Lebanon raise global alarm

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