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• February 28, 2026

  Dubai's Landmark Island In Smoke Amid Iranian Strikes

  Huge pillar of smoke rose from Dubai's famous landmark -- the man-made island, Palm Jumeirah. As Iran carries out retaliatory strikes in the region following US and Israeli attacks, at least four people were injured in the incident, the Dubai government press service reported.

• February 28, 2026

  Middle Eastern Countries Report Apparent Iranian Counterstrikes

  Damage from Iranian counterstrikes that followed a joint US-Israeli air attack on February 28 has been reported in Israel, Bahrain, and Qatar. Blasts were heard in the Qatari capital, Doha, and smoke billowed over Bahrain hours after the air strikes on Iran.

• February 28, 2026

  Latvian Foreign Minister: 'We Need To Learn From Ukraine'

  In an interview with RFE/RL, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said that the war in Ukraine has shown other European countries the importance of investing in defense . Asked whether Russia is ready to seek a peace agreement in Ukraine, Braze said "the political will is not there."

• February 28, 2026

  Videos Show Fires, Destruction In Iran After US And Israeli Strikes

  Images captured on February 28 show fires burning in streets across Tehran following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Iranian state TV said a school in the city of Minab was also damaged, and there have been unconfirmed reports of multiple fatalities.

• February 28, 2026

  After US And Israeli Air Strikes Hit Iran, Sirens Sound In Israel

  Explosions witnessed in Tehran on February 28 were shortly followed by sirens sounding in Israel in the wake of US President Donald Trump's announcement of attacks on Iran. He called for Iranian citizens to keep off the streets, telling them "the hour of your freedom is at hand."

• February 28, 2026

  Trump Announces 'Major Combat Operations' Against Iran, Tells Iranians 'Your Freedom Is At Hand'

  "I do not make this statement lightly. The Iranian regime seeks to kill," Trump said in a video shared on Truth Social.

• February 27, 2026

  Pakistan Strikes Afghan Capital Amid Signals Of 'Open War'

  Pakistani war planes bombed Kabul after Afghanistan and Pakistan traded strikes on each other in their volatile mountain border region as days of escalating tensions boiled over into what one senior official from Islamabad called "open war."

• February 26, 2026

  Iranians Mourn Florist Shot By Security Forces

  Sina Haghshenas was upset about the cost of running his flower shop in the northern Iranian city of Gorgan. So he joined a protest on January 8 sparked by the economic crisis the country was facing. It was there that security forces fatally shot him, say Haghshenas's friends.

• February 26, 2026

  'We Were Lucky To Make It': Ukrainians Endure Russian Strikes Ahead Of Talks

  Russian drone attacks targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight on February 26 ahead of planned talks in Geneva between Ukrainian and US diplomats.

• February 25, 2026

  Son Of UK Motorcyclist Held In Iran Urges 'Compassion' During Ramadan

  Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested while traveling through Iran on a motorcycle trip in 2025. This February, they were sentenced to 10 years in prison on espionage charges. Lindsay''s son, Joe Bennett, has called on the Iranian government to use the month of Ramadan to exercise mercy.

• February 25, 2026

  Iranian Students Reject Virtual Classrooms As Protests Spread

  As university students in Iran continued their fifth day of protests in the wake of January's brutal crackdown, demonstrators insisted they will keep showing up in person on campus despite an effort to promote virtual classrooms.

• February 25, 2026

  In State Of The Union Address, Trump Vows To Block Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

  US President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on February 24. As a US military buildup continues in the Middle East, raising fears of a conflict with Iran, Trump said that he will "never allow" Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.

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