Iranian Reactions to Operation Epic Fury

… husband. It’s every Iranian family. And the emotion is mind-blowing, even as a researcher that has written books on it. 馃挃

… happiest people on earth.

A new, peaceful Middle East is finally being born! 馃嚠馃嚤馃嚠馃嚪馃嚭馃嚫

… so much so that it is called Tehrangeles / Persian Square

Susan Kokinda, 2 March 2026



Susan Kokinda argues that John Bolton and the foreign policy establishment are alarmed not by U.S. strikes on Iran, but by President Trump’s refusal to commit to a managed regime-change architecture. She contrasts Bolton, Anne Applebaum, and Chatham House criticizing a lack of strategy with Trump telling The Atlantic he has agreed to talk with Tehran, framing this as a break from “The Great Game” geopolitics. Kokinda says the strikes publicly cracked the U.S.–UK “special relationship,” citing that Britain was informed but not included, Starmer refused U.S. use of British bases, and European leaders issued statements emphasizing non-participation. She claims Tehran is calling Washington, not London, and links this shift to arrests of former Prince Andrew and Lord Peter Mandelson, described as key operators connected to Epstein-file allegations.

Admiral Brad Cooper to the US Troops in the Middle East

US Central Command, 2 March 2026

… economic prosperity for more than 80 years. U.S. forces will continue to defend it.

Israel Defense Forces, 2 March 2026

…The Air Force destroyed a short time ago the communication and propaganda center of the Iranian terror regime.

The Air Force, under precise guidance from Military Intelligence, has begun an additional strike toward targets of the Iranian terror regime in Tehran.

A short time ago, Air Force aircraft dropped dozens of munitions and destroyed the communication center of the Iranian terror regime.

The center recently served the Iranian regime's forces in promoting military operations under the auspices of civilian means and assets, exceeding the routine propaganda activities conducted from within it.

The center's activities were carried out on behalf of and under direct guidance from the Revolutionary Guards. The Iranian Broadcasting Authority has called over the years for the destruction of the State of Israel and the use of nuclear weapons. In addition, it has led to the suppression of the Iranian people and the dissemination of lies to the public.

The IDF will continue to strike the infrastructures of the Iranian terror regime throughout Tehran.

… Hossein – Head of the Espionage Division.

Guided by precise IDF intelligence, they were targeted and eliminated during the opening strike of Operation ‘Roaring Lion.’ Additional senior officials were also eliminated.

The IAF also struck the Ministry’s headquarters in Tehran.

Under the guidance of Military Intelligence, the Air Force completed a strike targeting dozens of command centers of the Iranian terror regime in the heart of Tehran.

As part of the sortie, the IDF struck command centers and bases of internal security forces subordinate to the Iranian terror regime, which are responsible for suppressing protests against the regime, including through the use of violence and the arrest of civilians. The strike on these bases deepens the damage to the regime's suppression capabilities.

In addition, the IDF struck more than 10 command centers of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence, the central intelligence body of the terror regime, and the headquarters of the "Quds Force" unit. The strikes targeted command centers where Military Intelligence identified activity by regime soldiers.

Alongside this, the Air Force continued to strike ground-to-ground missile launchers, sites used to produce weaponry for Iranian forces, as well as additional sites of the Revolutionary Guards.

The completed strike deepens the damage to the Iranian terror regime. The IDF will continue to strike the regime's systems and operatives wherever they operate.

The Air Force has just completed three additional waves of strikes in western Iran to target the Iranian terror regime's fire arrays and to deepen the IDF's air superiority in the area.

As part of the strike waves, the Air Force dropped hundreds of munitions on dozens of missile launchers, defense systems, and additional fire arrays that were in use by the Iranian terror regime. To date, in Operation "Roaring Lion," the Air Force has carried out dozens of strikes against the Iranian regime's ballistic missile array and defense systems, in order to damage the regime's missile arrays and reduce as much as possible the firing toward the State of Israel.

The IDF will continue to operate to remove every threat and to safeguard the security of Israel's citizens.

How Long

It Will Be My Honor to Accept Their Invitation

The White House Correspondents Association has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year’s Dinner, a long and storied tradition since it began in 1924, under then President Calvin Coolidge. In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these “Correspondents” now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our Country, the G.O.A.T., according to many, it will be my Honor to accept their invitation, and work to make it the GREATEST, HOTTEST, and MOST SPECTACULAR DINNER, OF ANY KIND, EVER! Because the Press was extraordinarily bad to me, FAKE NEWS ALL, right from the beginning of my First Term, I boycotted the event, and never went as Honoree. However, I look forward to being with everyone this year. Hopefully, it will be something very Special.

Donald J Trump

Whatever I Do, They Will Be on the Opposite Side

The Radical Left Democrats, a Party that has completely lost its way, are complaining bitterly about the very necessary and important attack, by the United States and Israel, on Iran. What most people understand is that they are only complaining BECAUSE I DID IT and, if I didn’t do it, they would be screaming — Why didn’t “TRUMP” attack Iran, he should do it, IMMEDIATELY? There’s nothing surprising about this! It’s the same people that the other night at The State of the Union Address wouldn’t stand for ANYBODY, including a mother who lost her beautiful daughter to an illegal alien, a Great and Brave Helicopter Pilot, who got the Congressional Medal of Honor, or a 100-year-old Veteran Warrior whose Bravery is Legend! The fact is, whatever I do, they will be on the opposite side. These people are SICK, CRAZY, and DEMENTED, but America, despite them all, is now BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

Donald J Trump

Inside the Plan

… work on Pasteur Street in Tehran — where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli air strike on Saturday — the Israelis were watching.

Nearly all the traffic cameras in Tehran had been hacked for years, their images encrypted and transmitted to servers in Tel Aviv and southern Israel.

One camera had an angle that proved particularly useful, according to one of the people, allowing them to determine where the men liked to park their personal cars and providing a window into the workings of a mundane part of the closely guarded compound.

Complex algorithms added details to dossiers on members of these security guards that included their addresses, hours of duty, routes they took to work and, most importantly, who they were usually assigned to protect and transport — building what intelligence officers call a “pattern of life”.

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Secretary Rubio, 2 March 2026