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This map of Iran shows the points where air strikes against Iranian military and government installations have been concentrated since Saturday morning.

Washington DC, Feb.28 (DPnet).– Operation Thunderlion commenced at dawn this Saturday, with large-scale military operations against Iran conducted by the US and Israel. Massive bombings targeted Iranian military installations at five locations across the country, as well as government centers in Tehran. Reports indicate heavy shelling and smoke columns resulting from Israeli airstrikes that started at 8:15 AM 

Meanwhlile, Iran is launching missile attacks against American bases throughout the Middle East region, bombing Jerusalem and several other targets on Israeli territory, as well as US bases in the neighboring Gulf countries, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, which are on high alert after being hit by Iranian missiles aimed at those bases, but are not actively participating in the operations. Almost all Iranian missiles and drones are being intercepted by the air defense shield of Israel and American bases.

President Donald Trump has confirmed the start of "major combat operations" aimed at destroying missile capabilities, nuclear facilities, and the Iranian Navy to eliminate imminent threats. He stressed that Iran can never have nuclear weapons or long-range missile delivery systems, and called on the population to rise up against the regime: to "take charge of their fate."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this joint operation with the US aimed at attacking strategic targets in Iran, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Iranian President. In addition, the Israeli military claimed to have attacked several meetings of Iranian officials in Tehran during their joint operation with the US. "This morning’s attack took place simultaneously at several locations in Tehran, where senior political and security officials were gathered," the Israeli military said in a statement. The text adds that the army is currently assessing the attack results and preparing on multiple fronts in case the campaign extends to other operational theaters.

• Mexican Authorities Traced Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’ Through Visit From Romantic Partner.
• Investigators tracked a confidante of one of the drug lord’s romantic partners, who accompanied the woman to a cabin for a meeting with him.

Mexico, Feb.24.– Mexican authorities said on Feb. 23 that they were able to trace the most-wanted cartel leader “El Mencho” after following his romantic partner to a secret rendezvous in the state of Jalisco.

El Mencho, whose real name is Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, also known as CJNG, one of the most powerful drug organizations in the country. In 2024, the U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to his arrest.

Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Ricardo Trevilla told reporters that federal forces launched an operation on Feb. 22 to capture El Mencho, with assistance from U.S. intelligence.

• A South Korean court has found ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of masterminding an insurrection
• The 65-year-old has been sentenced to life in prison over his botched attempt in December 2024 at imposing military rule
• The ruling found that former Defense Minister Kim colluded with Yoon from the early stages of the martial law declaration. Meanwhile, Commissioner General Cho and Seoul Police Chief Kim were found to have been aware of plans to deploy troops and to have been instructed to maintain order during the operation.

Seoul, Feb. 18.– In December 2024, then-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol made a botched attempt at imposing military rule to reassert his leadership.

That was overturned six hours later, after lawmakers defied armed police and military to gather inside parliament and vote down the decree.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, the UK and European allies have said.

Two years on from the death of Navalny at a Siberian penal colony, Britain and its allies have blamed the Kremlin following analysis of material samples found on his body. 

Speaking from the Munich Security Conference, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said "only the Russian government had the means, motive and opportunity" to use the poison while Navalny was imprisoned in Russia.

According to Tass news agency Moscow has dismissed the finding as "an information campaign", but Cooper said there is no explanation for the toxin, called epibatidine, being found.

While Cooper announced the findings, a joint statement was issued by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Cooper met with Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya at the conference this weekend.