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Read Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's full statement on Iran
Feb 28, 2026 - World 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a recorded message released Saturday morning that the attacks will let Iranians "take their fate into their own hands" and that Israel plans the current operation to be "much more powerful" than the bruising 12-day war Israel launched against Iran in June.
Russian condemns U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran as 'unprovoked act of armed aggression'
Feb 28, 2026 - World 
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as "a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state," demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a return to diplomacy.
Europeans cautious as they scramble to digest major U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran
Feb 28, 2026 - World 
European leaders scrambled to protect their citizens in the Middle East and figure out how to respond to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday, amid fast-moving developments on the ground.
Read Trump's statement on Iran in full: 'They can never have a nuclear weapon'
Feb 28, 2026 - World 
President Trump said in an 8-minute video posted on his Truth Social that the U.S. has begun "major combat operations in Iran." He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles to reach the U.S. and appealed to the Iranian people to "take over your government."
As EU readies tougher migration measures, a Greek island sees illegal crossings spike
Feb 28, 2026 - World 
The European Union border agency Frontex is focusing surveillance efforts on the Greek island of Crete
