The United States military initiated a conflict with Iran on February 28, 2026.
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The Kuhner ReportOct 7, 2026
Multiple primary and tier-1 sources confirm that U.S. forces, jointly with Israel, launched strikes on Iran and began the conflict on February 28, 2026, which matches the claim. The claim is faithful to the passage, which dates the war's launch to February 28.
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… which, as you know, is closer to the West Coast than it is to the East Coast, so he's not going to use New York or Boston or Miami as an example, he then said, well, you know, they could have eventually potentially used it against Los Angeles or San Diego. In other words, the president clearly meant what he's been saying now since we launched the war on February 28, which is, gas prices are high, I get it, but in the end, I believe it's going to be worth it because we cannot allow Iran to get nuclear weapons that could then be launched or used on a major U.S. City, say, like Los Angeles or San Diego. Instead, the media, led by ABC News and that scumbag Stephanopoulos and his sidekick Martha Raddatz, then it got picked up by this is… CNN, and then it got picked up by MS, now literally said that Trump said the exact opposite. …
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Supports. The Congressional Research Service states that U.S. and Israeli forces began striking targets in Iran on February 28, 2026, initiating Operation Epic Fury.[2]
Supports. The State Department's legal adviser states that on February 28 the United States Armed Forces launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran.[3]
Supports. Reuters reports that the hostilities began on Saturday, February 28, with airstrikes launched by Israel and the United States, and that Trump notified Congress of the conflict 48 hours later.[1]
Context. The strikes were joint U.S.-Israeli operations, so the U.S. did not act alone, but this does not contradict the claim that the U.S. military initiated the conflict on that date.[2][4][5]
Context. The claim's date and scope match the passage, which says the war was launched on February 28, so no extraction addition is present.
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1US official says Iran war truce 'terminated' hostilities for ... - Reutersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2U.S. Conflict with Irancongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3Operation Epic Fury and International Law - State Departmentstate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4The Long Road to War with Iran | Originsorigins.osu.edu · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Iran war timeline: 1 month of escalating strikes, broadening ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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