DAILY SUMMARY
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated dramatically following coordinated U.S.–Israeli military strikes on Iran early on 28 February 2026, marking the transition from heightened diplomatic friction to active combat operations. President Trump announced the start of what he described as “major combat operations” against Iranian military and regime targets. Iran promptly launched extensive missile and drone retaliatory strikes on U.S. and Israeli military bases across the Middle East.
