{"id":67771,"date":"2026-02-28T07:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-and-israel-launch-military-strikes-on-iran-with-trump-confirming-major-combat-operations\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T07:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:56:20","slug":"u-s-and-israel-launch-military-strikes-on-iran-with-trump-confirming-major-combat-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-and-israel-launch-military-strikes-on-iran-with-trump-confirming-major-combat-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. and Israel launch military strikes on Iran, with Trump confirming &#8220;major combat operations&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In the lead-up to the U.S.&#8217;s strikes on Iran, the two countries engaged in multiple rounds of talks aimed at securing a nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiators from the two sides <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-us-talks-nuclear-negotiations-to-continue-despite-mistrust\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">held indirect talks in Oman<\/a><\/span> in early February, followed by <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-us-talks-nuclear-negotiations-to-continue-despite-mistrust\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">two rounds of negotiations<\/a><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-geneva-talks-nuclear-c1eb17f570b059f34071937c3f310fb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in Switzerland<\/a> later in the month. Iranian officials described the talks in generally positive terms, and Mr. Trump has said that Iran wants a deal. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, who has helped mediate the talks, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-iran-deal-within-our-reach-oman-mediator-says\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a><\/span> after the third round of negotiations that a deal was &#8220;within our reach&#8221; and they just &#8220;need a little bit more time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Mr. Trump <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-iran-negotiations-not-happy\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told reporters<\/a><\/span> shortly after the third round that he was &#8220;not happy&#8221; with the pace of progress, saying Iran was &#8220;not willing to give us what we have to have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The president said he wanted Iran to agree to &#8220;no enrichment.&#8221; But Iran has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/abbas-araghchi-iranian-foreign-minister-face-the-nation-transcript-02-22-2026\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ruled out totally abandoning<\/a><\/span> its uranium enrichment program, which it claims is for peaceful purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Albusaidi cast the negotiations in more optimistic terms, saying Iran had agreed that it will &#8220;never, ever have \u2026 nuclear material that will create a bomb,&#8221; and that its existing stockpiles of enriched uranium would be &#8220;blended to the lowest level possible.&#8221; He said Iran also agreed to grant inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency &#8220;full access&#8221; to nuclear sites.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There would be zero accumulation, zero stockpiling, and full verification,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The scope of any potential deal is also a question. The U.S.-Iran talks <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-dangles-investment-proposals-as-off-ramp-from-trumps-gunboat-diplomacy\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">largely focused<\/a><\/span> on the nuclear program, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-netanyahu-israeli-strikes-iran-ballistic-missiles\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">called for any deal with Iran<\/a><\/span> to also include restrictions on ballistic missiles and funding of proxies in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in late February that it was up to the president whether to pursue a nuclear-only deal with Iran, but he said that Iran&#8217;s &#8220;insistence on not discussing ballistic missiles is a big, big problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump told Netanyahu in December that he would support Israeli strikes on Iran&#8217;s ballistic missile program if a deal 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