2026 Iran war

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Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern crisis sparked by the Gaza war, which began in 2023. Amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program, the war began when the US and Israel conducted hundreds of air strikes on targets across Iran, including strikes that assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei alongside several other Iranian officials. American rationale for initiating the war included regime change, preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, a response to the massacre of thousands of anti-government protesters in Iran, and taking Iran's oil and gas resources. Critics have rejected these justifications, stating that the attack initiated a war of aggression, in violation of international law. Later US war goals focused on nuclear negotiations and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Public opinion was opposed...

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