The United States military struck Iran on February 28.
Posted by Deadline: White House, Checked
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Deadline: White HouseOct 22, 2026
Multiple primary and tier-1 sources, including a White House letter to Congress, Reuters, AP, and a Library of Congress CRS product, confirm that U.S. forces conducted strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026. The extracted claim matches the passage's reference to the February 28th U.S. strike, and the post's own date context places it in that operation.
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… What is to happen to these families? Yeah, Nicole, just to jog everyone's memories about what these 1200 families have gone through, they basically were subjected to those retaliatory Iranian strikes after the United States hit Iran on February 28th. They went through having nonstop alerts on their phones about incoming Iranian missiles, watching buildings blow up, like in the videos that you just saw, and they said that they had no communication through official channels about how to evacuate. …
Deadline: White House · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. A White House letter to Congress states that on February 28, 2026, United States forces conducted precision strikes against numerous targets within Iran.[2]
Supports. Reuters reports that U.S. President Trump celebrated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on February 28 that killed Iran's leader, with attacks continuing.[1]
Supports. A Library of Congress CRS product states that beginning on February 28, 2026, U.S. and Israeli aircraft targeted bases and equipment in Iran.[3]
Supports. Britannica and NPR both report that U.S. and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran beginning February 28, 2026 (Operation Epic Fury).[4][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Trump cheers death of Iranian leader, says strikes will continuereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - GovInfogovinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3U.S. Military Operations Against Iran's Missile and Nuclear Programscongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Worldnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 52026 Iran war | Oil, Explained, United States, Israel, Strait ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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