--- title: America and Israel are at War with Iran description: "America and Israel launch massive strikes on Iran in Operation Epic Fury. Missiles fly, Gulf bases hit, oil markets tremble. Is this the start of regional war—or regime change? Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-it-launched-pre-emptive-attack-against-iran-2026-02-28/ https://washingtondc.jhu.edu/news/what-to-know-about-iran-february-2026/ https://rasanah-iiis.org/english/monitoring-and-translation/articles/calculus-complicated-maritime-security-belt-2026-drills-raise-the-cost-of-war/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/explosions-in-downtown-tehran-smoke-seen-rising https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/iran-strikes-us-bases-in-bahrain-and-qatar-in-retaliation-for-joint-us-israel-attacks https://rasanah-iiis.org/english/monitoring-and-translation/articles/calculus-complicated-maritime-security-belt-2026-drills-raise-the-cost-of-war/ https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/s1lssggy11x https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2027651077865157033 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/us-and-israel-attack-iran-what-we-know-so-far" url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-zjygekvfrzm.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-zjygekvfrzm/ datePublished: 2026-02-28T17:32:00.000Z dateModified: 2026-02-28T17:32:00.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 572 --- America and Israel launch massive strikes on Iran in Operation Epic Fury. Missiles fly, Gulf bases hit, oil markets tremble. Is this the start of regional war—or regime change? Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-it-launched-pre-emptive-attack-against-iran-2026-02-28/ https://washingtondc.jhu.edu/news/what-to-know-about-iran-february-2026/ https://rasanah-iiis.org/english/monitoring-and-translation/articles/calculus-complicated-maritime-security-belt-2026-drills-raise-the-cost-of-war/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/explosions-in-downtown-tehran-smoke-seen-rising https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/iran-strikes-us-bases-in-bahrain-and-qatar-in-retaliation-for-joint-us-israel-attacks https://rasanah-iiis.org/english/monitoring-and-translation/articles/calculus-complicated-maritime-security-belt-2026-drills-raise-the-cost-of-war/ https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/s1lssggy11x https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/2027651077865157033 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/us-and-israel-attack-iran-what-we-know-so-far --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-zjygekvfrzm/.