11 Facts About US and Israeli Attacks on Iran During Ramadan
The United States and Israel conducted air strikes against Iranian territory on Saturday, 28 February 2026, local time. Following the Israeli strike, two loud explosions followed by thick plumes of smoke were observed in the skies above central and eastern Tehran on Saturday morning, 28 February, according to reports. Iran’s Fars news agency attributed the explosions to missile strikes.
“The type of explosions indicates this was a missile strike,” stated the Fars news agency, without providing further details.
The United States subsequently launched attacks on Iran following Israel’s announcement of a “preliminary strike” against Tehran, with Washington’s operations coordinated with Tel Aviv.
Israel Declares State of Emergency
Israel conducted the strike on Iran on Saturday, 28 February, local time. The Israeli Ministry of Defence announced that its military forces had launched a “preliminary strike” against Iran. Israeli authorities declared a state of emergency across the country following the strike. Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and various Israeli regions received warnings of “extremely serious” threats.
“The State of Israel has launched a preliminary strike against Iran,” stated the Israeli Ministry of Defence.
“Defence Minister Katz has declared a special emergency across the country,” the statement added.
Israel Closes Airspace Following Iran Strike
Israeli authorities closed their airspace to civilian flights following the “preliminary strike” against Iran. Tel Aviv declared a state of emergency across its territory.
“Following security developments, the Minister of Transport has instructed the Director of the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority to close Israeli airspace to civilian flights,” announced Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev, according to AFP reports on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
United States Follows Israel in Striking Iran
The United States began conducting strikes against Iran on Saturday, 28 February, local time. The operation, described as coordinated with Tel Aviv, was launched following Israel’s announcement of a “preliminary strike” on Tehran. Reports from major US media outlets, citing Washington officials and citing AFP and CNN on Saturday, 28 February 2026, stated that the US had begun its strikes against Iran in a joint operation with Israel.
One US official source cited by CNN stated that US strikes against Iran were “not small attacks”. According to the US official, the strikes were currently focused on military targets within Iranian territory. The official declined to provide further details, citing ongoing military operations.
Iran Closes Airspace
Iranian authorities announced the closure of its airspace until further notice. The airspace closure was implemented shortly after a series of explosions were heard in the capital Tehran and several other regions of Iran on Saturday, 28 February, local time.
“The airspace of the entire country is closed until further notice,” announced the spokesperson for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation, according to the Tasnim news agency and AFP reports on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
Iran’s state television confirmed the Israeli air strike against the country, describing it as “air aggression by the Zionist regime”. The Fars news agency reported that “seven missiles reportedly struck the Keshvardoost and Pasteur districts” in Tehran, the location of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s residence.
Trump Announces Major Strike Against Iran
US President Donald Trump announced a military strike against Iran in a video statement. Trump described the US strike as a “large-scale and sustained” operation to destroy Iranian missiles and navy.
He also stated that the strikes aimed to prevent Iran from threatening American lives and core national security interests.
“The United States military is conducting large-scale and sustained operations to prevent this extremely evil radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests,” Trump stated in his announcement, according to CNN reports on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
“We will destroy their missiles and completely level their missile industry to the ground. That industry will be—once again—obliterated. We will destroy their navy,” Trump stated in a video message released via Truth Social on Saturday, 28 February in the early morning, US time.
He stated that Iran had sought to rebuild its nuclear programme following bombardment by the US and Israel in June of the previous year.
“They have rejected every opportunity to achieve their nuclear ambitions, and we can no longer tolerate it,” Trump said in his statement.
Iran’s Embassy in Indonesia Calls on UN Security Council to Act
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Indonesia strongly condemned the strikes conducted by the United States and Israel against Tehran and several other cities, which targeted civilian locations and vital infrastructure. The embassy deemed the strikes a violation of Iran’s sovereignty.
“The United States and the Zionist regime of Israel, on Saturday morning, 28 February 2026, in another act of aggression, have conducted strikes against civilian locations and vital infrastructure in Tehran and several other cities, thereby violating the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” stated the Iranian Embassy in Indonesia in a statement on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
The Iranian Embassy described the action as a form of aggression violating international law and the United Nations Charter as outlined in Article 2, Section 4 of the UN Charter. Iran asserted that it possesses the right to self-defence in accordance with international legal provisions.