Iran blamed the United States for the attacks on the country's territory.

Iran holds the United States primarily responsible for the attacks on the territory of the republic. This statement was made on February 28 by the representative of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Saradar Shekarchi.

"We consider the United States to be the main culprit of today's attack, and the Zionist regime to be an accomplice in this attack. At the same time, we consider them to be one," the Tashim agency quoted him as saying on its Telegram channel.

Shekarchi added that Iran considers all military "bases, resources and interests of the United States in the region, in the air and on the ground" as a legitimate target for the armed forces. According to him, the republic is fully ready to defend its territory.

The representative of the Iranian General Staff also assured that the confrontation with Israel will be stronger than in the 12-day war in the summer of 2025.

The Middle East beyond the border: Israel strikes Iran

Israel launches a series of attacks on military and nuclear facilities, Tehran is preparing a response

Israel launched a preemptive strike on targets in Iran on the morning of February 28. The operation was called "Yehuda Shield." Iran has completely closed its airspace to all types of vessels. Explosions and communication outages were recorded in Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. He assured that "he will take care to deprive Iran of the opportunity to obtain nuclear weapons."

Later, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recorded rocket launches from Iran, directed towards the country. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, part of the Iranian armed forces) has launched a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel. So, in Bahrain, the service center of the Fifth Fleet of the United States was subjected to rocket fire. In addition, Iran attacked four US military bases in Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Explosions occurred in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abu Dhabi and Dubai

At the same time, the IDF launched a massive airstrike on military installations in western Iran. The city of Shiraz was attacked. In addition, 70,000 Israeli reservists were called up for military service. Against this background, the United States began evacuating some personnel from the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar.

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