'Mamdani condemns Iran strike: ‘Illegal war of aggression’'

 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani slammed President Trump’s strikes on Iran as an “illegal war of aggression.”

“Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war,” Mamdani posted on X.

The US and Israel launched “Operation Epic Fury” early Saturday morning — striking the Tehran office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other targets.

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Missile strike in Iran at the Supreme Leader’s palace.X / Khosro K Isfahani

The airstrikes were launched after weeks of failed negotiations with Tehran to reach a deal over its nuclear weapons program — with the regime refusing to give up its nuclear enrichment capabilities.

The comments come just days after Hizzoner traveled to the White House for a surprise meeting with the president.

The two leaders posed for a picture in which a grinning Trump held a mock newspaper praising him for increasing housing stock in the Big Apple.

“Trump to City: Let’s Build,” the fake headline read.

But the bonhomie appears short-lived with Mamdani blasting Trump’s decision to take out the Ayatollah’s repressive regime.

“Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace,” he said.

Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad — who was targeted for assassination by the regime — trashed the socialist mayor in a scathing X post.

“To you, Zohran Mamdani! You stayed quiet when we have faced massacre, when Islamic Republic assassins were sent here in New York to kill us, stay quiet now! STOP lecturing us Iranians about peace,” the activist posted.

“I don’t feel safe in New York listening to someone like you, Mamdani, who sympathizes with the regime that killed more than 30,000 unarmed Iranians in less than 24 hours.”

Trump threatened to take action against the Islamic Republic in January after it brutally crushed protests that sprung up around the country.

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People inspecting the damage at an impact site following US and Israeli strikes on Tehran..UGC/UNKNOWN/AFP via Getty Images

“Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!… HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, without saying what that help might be,” he posted on Truth Social at the time.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Basij forces slaughtered thousands of demonstrators during its crackdown — with death toll estimates running as high 36,500.

Since then, US forces have dramatically built up in the Gulf region, with two aircraft carriers and thousands of troops deployed to the Middle East.

Mamdani also issued a message to Iranian New Yorkers — many of whom fled the fanatical ayatollah regime, calling them part of the “fabric of this city.”

Mamdani has long been accused of antisemitism and terrorist sympathies.

He infamously sent his “love to the Holy Land five,” during a rap song he released in 2017. The Holy Land Five were a group of non-profit officials convicted of funneling over $12 million to Hamas.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/28/us-news/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-condemns-iran-strike-illegal-war-of-aggression/

Khamenei dead, photo of his body shown to Netanyahu: reports

 The US and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran Saturday morning, allegedly killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a senior Israeli official.

His body was reportedly recovered and a photo of it was shown to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The airstrikes are a response to the regime’s refusal to dismantle its nuclear program following weeks of talks — and as the US increased its military presence in the Middle East after President Trump warned Tehran there would be consequences if a deal was not reached. Israel later confirmed that the joint strikes targeted the Supreme Leader and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.

“It’s a very simple message. They will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump vowed in a video message posted on Truth Social just before 3 a.m.

He warned Tehran to “lay down your arms or face certain death.”

Iran later warned that the “first wave of extensive missile and drone attacks” is underway across Israel.

Tehran also struck near a US Navy base in Bahrain, harrowing video obtained by The Post shows.

US and Israeli officials are saying that the military campaign in Iran could last weeks.

Loud cheers could be heard throughout parts of Tehran after news of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, broke. 

Tehran residents can be heard in videos posted to X cheering and celebrating out their windows shortly after 11 p.m. local time, Times of Israel reported. 

A senior Israeli official told Reuters that Khamenei was dead and other Israeli outlets reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been shown a picture of his body. 

The Islamic Republic will deliver an "unforgettable lesson" to the US and Israel, after the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his top aide promised.

"We will make the Zionist criminals and the shameless Americans regret their actions," Ali Larijani posted on X.

"The brave soldiers and the great nation of Iran will deliver an unforgettable lesson to the hellish international oppressors," he vowed

https://nypost.com/2026/02/28/world-news/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-after-airstrikes-launched/

Israel said to plan Iran op to last about a week

 Israeli cabinet ministers were told in a security meeting that the country's operation against Iran, conducted jointly with the United States, is expected to last about a week, Kan news service reported on Saturday.

But, the campaign could end earlier than that if it turned out that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed and the public rebelled against the regime, the outlet said.

Moreover, it was alleged that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir and other high-ranking military officials were home at the time of the attack to avoid Iran seeing through the plan.

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Israel-said-to-plan-Iran-op-to-last-about-a-week/65768702

'Iran could have launched 'preemptive' strike on US'

 The United States had intelligence that Iran could carry out airstrikes on US positions "preemptively, but if not, simultaneous" to US attacks, Punchbowl News reported on Saturday, citing a senior US official.

"The president decided he was not going to sit back and allow American forces in the region to absorb attacks from conventional missiles," the source said. According to the official, the number of casualties and the amount of damage would be "substantially higher" if the US had not attacked first. The report added that the Gang of Eight, a group of congressional leaders usually briefed on classified intelligence matters, has been told of the information prior to the strikes.

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Iran-could-have-launched-'preemptive'-strike-on-US/65768796

Patel: FBI on high alert for possible terror attacks

 United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel noted on Saturday that the bureau remains on "high alert" for possible terrorist attacks in the US, following Washington's attack on Iran.

"While the military handles force protection overseas, the FBI remains at the forefront of deterring attacks here at home," he wrote on X, and assured that "our team ... will work around the clock to protect Americans."

He urged the citizens to report any suspicious behavior to authorities and thanked service members and law enforcement.

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Patel:-FBI-on-high-alert-for-possible-terror-attacks/65768707

CCP-Linked NGO Preps "Emergency Protests" In US As Iran Strikes Jeopardize Oil Flows To China

 Planned demonstrations branded "Hands Off Iran" or "Stop The War On Iran" are scheduled to take place this afternoon in major cities across the U.S. From New York to Los Angeles, left-wing organizers have circulated digital flyers, coordinated social media blasts, and activated email lists urging supporters to mobilize within hours of the announcement. This activation alert for the protest-industrial complex occurred shortly after the Department of War's "Operation Epic Furry" began in Iran.

To the average person, this afternoon's protests may look like a groundswell of outrage over the U.S. strikes on Iran, especially given that the Trump administration campaigned on no new foreign wars. But the speed, uniform messaging, and coordinated national footprint suggest something highly more organized - and familiar for readers, as we've diligently followed the activities of the protest-industrial complex.

This is the same mobilization network that has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to move tens of thousands of social justice warriors into the streets in under 12 hours.

Earlier this year, that same protest infrastructure powered nationwide pro-Maduro demonstrations almost immediately after developments in Venezuela made national headlines. In the months prior, overlapping coalitions were instrumental in organizing the anti-Israel encampments at Columbia University and other campuses, as well as anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles and other sanctuary cities. The causes shift. The slogans change. The logistical infrastructure - or the machine that makes this spark - remains the same.

What we are witnessing is not a loose collection of anti-war activists or 1970s-style hippies responding independently to global events. It is a coordinated ecosystem of dark-money funded nonprofits, advocacy groups, campus organizations, and ideological networks that can rapidly repurpose whatever geopolitical flashpoint dominates the news cycle. From the George Floyd riots to pro-Palestine protests to anti-Tesla protests to anti-Trump protests and anti-Elon Musk protests to anti-DOGE protests to anti-ICE protests/riots, these movements are not dedicated to a single issue. They are part of omni-cause mobilizers, sowing chaos deep within the nation's core.

Whether the banner reads "Free Palestine," "Hands Off Venezuela," "Abolish ICE," or now "Hands Off Iran," the same names frequently appear on sponsorship lists. The same fiscal sponsors provide infrastructure. The same activist pipelines appear.

This brings us to far-left billionaire Neville Roy Singham, whom The New York Times recently described as "known as a socialist benefactor of far-left causes" and as someone who "works closely with the Chinese government media machine and is financing its propaganda worldwide."

Singham's network, shortly after Operation Epic Furry began, announced on X "New York City Emergency Protest" to "Stop The war On Iran."  

"The U.S. and Israel are carrying out an unprovoked, illegal bombing campaign on Iran. This war serves no one but a tiny elite and oil executives and is a continuation of more than two years of genocide in Palestine and US-Israeli aggressions throught the region," the People's Forum, a Manhattan far-left non-profit also linked to Singham, wrote on X.

Other left-wing groups on the flyer tied to Singham's network include the ANSWER Coalition and CODEPINK. Also on the list are the Democratic Socialists of America, American Muslims for Palestine, the National Iranian American Council, the Palestinian Youth Movement, Black Alliance for Peace, and 50501.

The Network Contagion Research Institute published a recent note stating, "Singham and his wife Jodie Evans, a power couple within the global far-left movement with close ties to the CCP." Evans is the co-founder of CodePink.

And there's this. 

The same playbook by the protest industrial complex, surrounded by Singham's network, was used shortly after the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro:

• Marxist Network Behind Pro-Maduro, Anti-ICE Protests Faces Congressional Scrutiny

This pattern reflects something more strategic than traditional protest politics. It resembles what Seamus Bruner of the Government Accountability Institute pointed out during a recent congressional oversight hearing: $60 million in dark money that flowed into NGOs tied to Minnesota protests. Translation: highly organized. 

Bruner explained to Trump last fall during a roundtable on ANTIFA about more than $100 million of dark money that flowed into NGOs to sow chaos nationwide.

Today, influence operations do not necessarily look like espionage movie thrillers. They look like nonprofits. They look like digital organizing toolkits. They look like rapid-response coalitions capable of shaping media narratives and sentiment polls before most Americans have even processed the event.

Why would the China-linked Singham network be so focused on sparking U.S. protests just hours after the developments in Venezuela and, as we are now learning, the earlier strike on Iran? The answer may be oil: just as with Venezuelan flows, China now faces the risk of losing another heavily discounted crude oil stream, this time from Iran. 

Recall that The People's Forum's X post immediately pointed out the oil issue.

That is because China is likely infuriated that its access to cheap oil flows may be coming to an end. As the NYT noted, Singham "works closely with the Chinese government media machine to finance propaganda worldwide." That may help explain why Singham-linked nonprofits are front and center in organizing protests aimed at shaping U.S. sentiment whenever Trump takes steps that pressure China. We saw it with Venezula, now Iran... 

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-linked-ngo-network-prepares-emergency-protests-us-after-trumps-iran-strikes

Watch: RFK Jr. Destroys Media's Trump Caricature, Celebrates Epic Win On Drug Prices

 by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a powerful takedown of the fake news narrative surrounding President Trump, exposing the blatant lies and highlighting the administration’s groundbreaking success in driving down prescription drug costs—a move that puts American families first and crushes Big Pharma’s grip.

Kennedy’s remarks come amid the Trump administration’s aggressive push to overhaul healthcare, including the implementation of the Most Favored Nation policy, which ensures Americans no longer foot the bill for the world’s highest drug prices. 

Kennedy noted that the U.S. had been paying two to four times as much for prescription drugs as other nations, with the administration securing agreements from “60 or 70” drug companies to end this disparity.

This victory builds directly on Trump’s longstanding commitment to dismantle Obamacare’s inefficiencies and redirect funds to the people, as we detailed in our earlier coverage of his plan to scrap the “STUPID” system and empower Americans.

Kennedy didn’t hold back on the media’s relentless smear campaign against Trump.

“The caricature you see in the press: ‘Narcissistic bombast, who is uneducated, not thoughtful, lacks compassion.’ The ACTUAL person is the OPPOSITE of those things!” Kennedy stated.

He praised Trump’s intellect and expertise across multiple fields, noting “He’s extremely detail-oriented, he’s an encyclopedia in many areas, in business, in sports, in the arts, in architecture, in building.”

Kennedy emphasized Trump’s unparalleled ability to deliver results, stressing “He knows how to, above all, he just knows how to get things done.”

“He understands the uses of power probably better than any president that I can name and I’m pretty familiar with all the presidents,” Kennedy added.

“So I don’t think we’ve ever had somebody who understands the use of power that he does. And the boldness with which he moves and which he expects us to move, I think has inspired all the people who work here right now to do things that people told them before were not possible,” he further urged.

Tying it to the drug price breakthrough, Kennedy highlighted how Trump’s leadership turned promises into action.

“We were paying the highest drug price of any country in the world, now we’re paying the lowest. Every president’s promised to do that and all of them have said it’s insurmountable, you can’t do it, but we were able to do it!” he emphasised.

This aligns with the broader Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) mission. As Calley Means has previously pointed out, key wins include lowering drug prices alongside reforms like eliminating food dyes and acknowledging vaccine injuries—proving MAHA is “WINNING big” despite leftist opposition.

This drug price overhaul, part of Trump’s executive actions, ensures nearly 95% of medications are now the cheapest globally, delivering affordability without stifling innovation—a stark contrast to the bloated systems of the past.

As the administration rolls back regulations and fosters competition, these reforms promise a healthier, more prosperous America, free from the chains of overpriced drugs.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-rfk-jr-destroys-medias-trump-caricature-celebrates-epic-win-drug-prices