US and Israel launch joint attack on Iran as Trump urges regime change
The Guardian World
by Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Patrick Wintour in LondonFebruary 28, 2026
US president calls on Iranian people to ‘take over your government’, as explosions heard across central Tehran
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Israel and the US have launched a war on Iran, with Donald Trump declaring the start of “major combat operations” and calling on Iranians to rise up against their government.
The US president’s comments came soon after explosions were heard across central Tehran. One apparent strike hit near the offices of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran is preparing a “crushing retaliation”, an Iranian official told Reuters.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/28/2026