ANALYSIS: TRUE.
Apparently, arresting Maduro and killing Khamenei were easier than getting a Republican Senate majority to pass the Save America Act.
— Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) February 28, 2026
March 1, 2026
February 28, 2026
IRANIAN STATE TELEVISION ANNOUNCED THE DEATH OF AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI:
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday after the US and Israel launched massive aerial strikes on the capital Tehran.
An announcer appearing on state television broke down in tears early on Sunday as he confirmed the killing, saying the 86-year-old “achieved his long cherished wish of martyrdom in the holy month of Ramadan.”
“Today, Iran, the Islamic nations and freedom seekers across the world are grieving the evil attacks by the criminal Americans and wicked Zionists,” he said.
“The martyrdom of a personality of such great stature will begin a great uprising in the fight against the world’s oppressors,” he added.
The semi-official Fars news agency, which has links to the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that Khamenei’s daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter were also killed in the strikes.
“After establishing contact with informed sources in the supreme leader’s household, the news of the martyrdom of the daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter of the revolutionary leader has unfortunately been confirmed,” it said.
Satellite imagery seen by Middle East Eye showed widespread destruction at the supreme leader’s compound after videos posted on social media showed black smoke billowing from the area.
Or to put it another way, “Every future meeting of Iran’s senior leadership now carries one question: does Israel know about this one too.”
An Iranian news anchor broke down in tears on live television while reading the news of Ali Khamenei’s death. pic.twitter.com/5v7WpTBYr4
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 1, 2026
BREAKING:
The moment Iranian state television announced the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
This moment will go down in history. pic.twitter.com/GtqXIDmoN0
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 1, 2026
INDEED:
Remember how we went into the USSR archives after the Soviet fall and found out which American groups, etc. they'd been funding? Getting the opportunity to do so with Iran would be very interesting.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 1, 2026
OPEN THREAD: Don’t disappoint me.
MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY: Trump Cuts the Head off of the Snake. Again.
AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD ONCE AGAIN DOING STRAIGHT-UP REPORTAGE:
British Citizens Politely Ask If They Can Be Liberated From Radical Islam Next https://t.co/qUljEcmexh pic.twitter.com/04FXCAQ0xZ
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) February 28, 2026
THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA’s Artemis 3 astronauts won’t land on the moon after all. ‘This is just not the right pathway forward.’
It never was. The new approach is better, but not good enough. Cancel it and just hire SpaceX to get us there.
AND NOW A WORD FROM THE NEXT LEADER OF IRAN:
ROGER SIMON: Hope Was ALWAYS on the way.
Many had come to doubt President Trump’s assurance weeks ago to the brave Iranian freedom fighters that “help is on the way.” I admit I had moments I waffled over that time, though my wife, a stalwart, disabused me of them.
But Operation Epic Fury—called Roaring Lion by the Israelis and now roaring—appears to have been months in the most meticulous planning.
Now we know. Don’t doubt Trump. He’s a man of his word. The doubters, myself included to the small extent I was, can eat the requisite crow.
One way is to admit the truth: Donald Trump is no normal president. He is a historical figure of enormous proportions.
Of course, the naysayers came out almost immediately, from Ro Khanna to Tucker Carlson. Most were predictable. Trump is a slave of Israel. Trump isn’t America First, etc. Some claim Trump did not spell out his intentions when he certainly did, with total clarity, during his eight-minute speech announcing the attack.
It’s called regime change!
Whether these people were lying or simply deaf, dumb, and blind is hard to say.
The new MSM flagship, Axios, is already raising the flag for “off ramps” with the war not even a day old.
None of these, pols or media, that I know of, had spent much time, if any, with torture victims from Tehran’s Evin Prison as Sheryl and I had. These former democracy demonstrators’ faces looked like Picasso’s from the Cubist period, cheekbones bashed in, eyes plucked out, relatives and friends having died in jail. I would like to think that if the naysayers had seen them, they would sing a different song, but I doubt it. They prefer to preserve the mullahs’ rule for their own partisan or psychologically disturbed purposes.
The military operations should be successful, perhaps more quickly than many predict, but the major question is not whether the US and Israel can succeed at war against a weakened opponent. It is what happens after. Can a new Iran be built?
It’s up to the Iranians, almost everyone, including our government, is saying. I take their point. But you’ll have to excuse me if I put an asterisk.
Read the whole thing.
CAPTAIN OF THE SOMALI PIRATES HAS THOUGHTS:
No new wars.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) February 28, 2026
Fair enough; this one has being going on since 1979:
YEP!! pic.twitter.com/T5DFjhiRkT
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) February 28, 2026
We’re endlessly told to remember and rectify grievances from
decades and even centuries in the past. Well all right. https://t.co/oREkFfkehx— Randy Barnett (@RandyEBarnett) February 28, 2026
One point of regret: I’m genuinely sorry the sanctimonious SOB didn’t live to see this. pic.twitter.com/LYSM2Tkaa0
— Will Collier (@willcollier) February 28, 2026
I know he’s just turned 86, but I’d love to get a quote from Ted Koppel about today’s events: Feb. 28, 2026: The Day Trump Paid the Mullahs Back — and Gave Persians a Chance.
Bring Ted Koppel back for a final episode of America Held Hostage. pic.twitter.com/vDLYiezRkE
— Manny (@Mo_Resourcez) February 28, 2026
YEAH, THE CATCH IS YOU’RE WAKING UP AT 5 AM: Waking Up at 5am Could Make You More Productive, But There’s a Catch.
WELL SAID:
Save me your outrage. Obama bombed 8 countries without Congress approval and Clinton bombed an aspirin factory to cover up his affair.
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) February 28, 2026
ACROSS SPECIES, OLDER GUYS ARE SEXIER: Humpback Whale Comeback Reveals Surprising Shift in Mating Success.
HAHA:
My thoughts are with the Columbia University faculty during these dark times 🙏
— Yael Bar tur (@yaelbt) February 28, 2026
OUCH:
They’re an Islamic republic already. Can’t trust them
— Trixi Qui (@chicatrixy) February 28, 2026
UPDATE: Heh.
Muslim countries that support today's U.S strike on Iran: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, UAE, Bahrain
Muslim countries that DO NOT support today's U.S. strike on Iran: France, United Kingdom
— NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) February 28, 2026
SO MUCH OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WEST TURNS OUT TO BE COMMIE PROPAGANDA AND INFLUENCE OPERATIONS:
CCP agents posed as “concerned citizens” on social media to try and spark protests against opening new rare earth mines in the US and Canada
They are absolutely, 1000% doing this for data centres now too https://t.co/sKuv8Rhb2l pic.twitter.com/yyWyrcyGa9
— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) February 27, 2026
21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: I asked my AI girlfriend the 36 questions proven to make people fall in love — her reaction was astonishing.
MARK STEYN: Persian Carpet-Bombing.
Israeli media report that he’s pushing up daisycutters. If it is correct that the US waited till every senior figure was attending the Spectre board meeting and then took them out in a single strike, that would be a remarkable start to any war. Whether or not the Islamic Republic’s leadership have gone to their virgins, in retaliation Tehran seems to be targeting Nigel Farage’s Reform UK leadership at their global HQ in Dubai:
Reform Treasurer Nick Candy today told how his hotel ‘shook’ as a devastating barrage of Iranian missiles and drones rained down on Dubai.
The billionaire property developer was on one of the upper floors of the Bulgari Resort in Jumeria Bay, Dubai, when one of a series of missiles struck.
The Reform Deputy Leader’s squeeze is also under barrage in Dubai.
The ayatollahs have also struck the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and killed at least one person in strikes on the Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait. There are conflicting reports of forty dead after the USAF hit a girls’ primary school, which is sure to go down well with Ilhan Omar and other child-care specialists. On the other hand, a view from the streets:
Teenage boys in Iran react to seeing Israel and the United States attack the Islamic Regime:
"I FEEL AMAZING! I LOVE TRUMP!" pic.twitter.com/Q7OkYbQFXF
— Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری 🇮🇷 (@gghamari) February 28, 2026
Read the whole thing.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER: Trump’s Truth Social Statement On Khamenei’s Death.
1979 WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TIME TO DEESCALATE, TRUMP IS MERELY SETTLING ALL FAMILY BUSINESS:
Iran: "I didn't think you had it in you."
US: "I'm your huckleberry."
Iran: "My fights not with you."
US: "I beg to differ. We started a game we never got to finish. Death to America, remember?"
Iran: "I was just fooling about."
US: "I wasn't." https://t.co/JBVgMBoMlL
— Brian Jacobson (@BrianHJacobson) February 28, 2026
OBAMA COORDINATE! OBAMA COORDINATE!
American left wingers have no idea what to do now. https://t.co/aJ2sC8TJdR
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) February 28, 2026
TurboTax Deluxe Desktop Edition 2025, Federal & State Tax Return. #CommissionEarned
ARAB-PERSIAN EMNITY HAS BEEN AROUND ABOUT AS LONG AS ARABS AND PERSIANS:
The entire Arab world INCLUDING Palestine are currently shitting on Iran.
I have a weird feeling we’re going to see a bunch of people’s brains melt in the next couple of weeks when they realize the Arab World has always hated Iran. https://t.co/qT8fVWUUmM
— Real Political Data (@RealPData) February 28, 2026
SPOILER: They will not join us in being happy today.
How exhausting it must be to be a liberal today. For decades they were defined by standing up to authoritarianism and championing the oppressed.
But now, in the face of one of the greatest liberations in modern history, they can’t allow themselves to celebrate because they…
— The Drunk Republican (@DrunkRepub) February 28, 2026
Happy… with a side of schadenfreude:
So sorry for your loss, @brhodes @BarackObama. https://t.co/vCDQbkqlYP
— Will Collier (@willcollier) February 28, 2026
