A strike destroyed a girls' elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, and the local prosecutor, cited by Iranian state media, put the toll at 165 killed and 96 injured; independent outlets said they could not verify it. [1] Iran's Red Crescent gave a preliminary first-day toll of 201 killed and 747 injured in Iran, while HRANA counted 133 civilians killed. [1][2][3] The United States and Israel began coordinated strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities, and Trump announced that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed in a strike on his compound, which Iranian authorities later confirmed. [1][2] Iran fired around 170 ballistic missiles at Israel and US facilities, according to Israeli military assessments, killing a woman and injuring 27 in Tel Aviv, and struck at US bases across the Gulf, where CNN reported one killed and seven injured at Abu Dhabi airport. [1][2][3] Iran's foreign ministry called the strikes armed aggression and asked the UN Security Council to act, Oman condemned them as illegal, and two Houthi officials told AP the group would resume attacks on Israel and shipping.
Places in this day's records
6 places · 2 events not on the map
Abu Dhabi · Erbil · Minab · Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Manama · Tehran · Tel Aviv
New count
at least
201
killed, Iran
Iranian Red Crescent Society · by its own count
as of 28 Feb · 2 other counts this day
Said
Two senior Houthi officials, speaking anonymously to AP, said the group had decided to resume missile and drone attacks on Israel and on shipping routes in support of Iran; there was no official announcement.
Ansar Allah (the Houthis)
28 Feb · to a foreign audience
Reported by Times of Israel
Site
Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Manama
Base · Bahrain
A fixed site in this day's records.
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