【U.S. Forces Join Airstrike, Iran Closes Its Airspace】
On February 28, explosions were suddenly heard in Iran. Israel announced that they were conducting an airstrike. It was originally thought that after Israel fired the "first shot," the U.S. might join later, but this time the U.S. military acted quickly and directly joined in, even according to statements by Israeli officials, it can currently be said that the U.S. and Israel are jointly conducting an airstrike on Iran.
According to Al Jazeera's report, the U.S. Air Force participated in the attack on Iran. At least 30 targets inside Iran have been attacked so far, including the office of Supreme Leader Khamenei, the presidential palace, the intelligence agency, the Shia holy city of Qom, and the Revolutionary Guards' base. However, Khamenei had already been moved in advance, but according to Israelis, Khamenei himself was also a target of the attack. An Iranian civil aviation official stated: They have temporarily closed the airspace for six hours, and it is still unclear how long the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes will last. If there are more rounds of attacks after this round, the closure of the airspace will likely continue.
Al Jazeera further stated that the trigger for this airstrike was the recently concluded Geneva talks. Although the U.S. and Iran have made diplomatic efforts and held multiple rounds of negotiations recently, after the Geneva talks ended, the U.S. and Israel assessed that there is currently no "diplomatic way" to resolve the issues of Iran's nuclear program and missile program.
Although the first airstrike has begun, it is still unclear whether the U.S. and Israel will carry out a large-scale attack or a limited attack to force Iran to compromise at the negotiating table.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858357205706187/
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