War With Iran

LISA DAFTARI: Trump didn’t start a war, he ended one. And Iranians are celebrating

Iran is not Iraq or Afghanistan — not a fractured patchwork of tribes shaped by foreign intervention, Iran expert says

By Lisa Daftari Fox News

Published February 28, 2026 7:28pm EST

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BREAKING: Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in an Israeli airstrike, Israeli officials say

Senior Israeli officials confirm to Fox News chief foreign policy correspondent Trey Yingst that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his compound.

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There is so much to say as an Iranian-American who has devoted my entire career to the promise of a moment like this. And now, it is finally here. 

Watching Iranians pour into the streets waving the lion‑and‑sun flag, singing old freedom songs and crying tears of disbelief feels surreal. These are people who have literally buried their children for a chance at freedom. Their joy is over a day they never thought they’d experience after 47 years of suffocation.

It is hard to fathom a people so desperate for justice, so hungry for liberty, that they are cheering military strikes on their own soil as the price of liberation. They know the cost of freedom better than anyone. Yet while Iranians dance and pray for a nation reborn, too many voices here in the United States are dismissing this moment as........

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