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Lay down your weapons': Trump warns Iran's armed forces as US launches military operation – video

Feb 28, 2026Center Left

Donald Trump said the US had begun 'major combat operations' in Iran, warning there may be US casualties. The strikes, which the US president said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy, follow repeated US-Israeli warnings that they would strike Iran again if it pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.…

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