US and Israel strike Iran. (title edited by MNHQ at request of the OP)

[Twiglets1]

Israel attacked Iran early on Saturday morning, saying it had “launched a pre-emptive strike against Iran to remove threats to the state of Israel,” according to a military spokesman.

Israel closed its airspace and declared a state of emergency, in anticipation of
Iranian drone and missile strikes in response.

Explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian media reported.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/israel-launches-attack-on-iran-as-explosions-heard-in-tehran

There was no deal on this occasion so you're all talking gibberish as far as I can tell.

Trump is not to be trusted is true. But the rest of it is meaningless because there was no deal and that's fact (no one is disputing it from either side).

The deal wasn't finalised
They met last week and declared progress
They were supposed to meet next week to discuss details

Before this ….bombs

News report Just 3 days ago

‘ As yet there has been no immediate comment from the Trump administration after the conclusion of indirect talks between the US and Iran in Geneva today. We’ll be sure to bring you any word from Donald Trump or US officials as we get it.
We have, however, heard from Iran, with foreign minister Abbas Araghchi telling reporters that “good progress” was made on the nuclear issue and sanction reliefin this round of talks – but key differences remain. He described the talks as “one of our most intense and longest rounds of negotiations”, and said the two sides had begun to discuss “the elements of an agreement”.
Araghchi confirmed that further contacts would take place in less than a week. A reminder that on 19 February Trump issued a 10-15 day deadline for Tehran to reach a “meaningful deal” with Washington, which would bring us to next Friday, 6 March.
Here’s the full text of Araghchi’s statement:
Today I can say that one of our most serious and longest rounds of negotiations took place. The meeting lasted for about four hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon.
These talks were held indirectly and with the mediation of the Omani foreign minister, and in some parts [IAEA chief Rafael] Grossi also conveyed the discussions between the two sides. His presence was useful from a technical point of view. The Omani foreign minister also played an active role, as in the past.
Overall, during these long and very intensive hours, good progress was made and we entered into a serious examination of the elements of an agreement; both in the nuclear field and in the sanctions field.
On some issues, understandings have come very close. Of course, there are still differences of opinion, which is natural, but compared to the past, both sides are more serious about reaching a negotiated solution.
It was agreed that, starting Monday, technical teams in Vienna and at the International Atomic Energy Agency will begin technical expert reviews to set some technical issues within a specific framework and then adapt them to the demands and political considerations of both sides.
It was also decided that the next round of negotiations will be held in the near future—probably in less than a week.’

….The Guardian report

Here is the full post from the Omani foreign minister’s account on X:
We have finished the day after significant progress in the negotiation between the United States and Iran. We will resume soon after consultation in the respective capitals. Discussions on a technical level will take place next week in Vienna. I am grateful to all concerned for their efforts: the negotiators, the IAEA, and our hosts the Swiss government

Trump did not comment at the time and waited for at least a day. With a formal comment 1 day ago!
Was he waiting for Israel ???
What was he waiting for??
We will never know

Now you're quoting someone I have less faith in than the first guy - the Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.

No one believes a word that comes out of the mouths of Iranian officials, apart from those that support the regime I guess.

There are two accounts there including the Omani mediators
Both the same

Are they both lying
When I find more will they also be lying

Meanwhile Trump is the only one to be believed
That's laughable

and similarly
if people can’t look beyond their own politics to ALL intel and make a decision for themselves then clearly and sadly
they are too set in their own beliefs

Im happy to use my own brain to analyse all possibilities
I trust very few in the political world
I don’t walk blindly

Your last line is beneath you Twiglets, I’m shocked

I don't even know who you are. The name change makes that impossible.

I was puzzling over that sentence but think I catch your drift in this post on Truth Social:

I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters. Other than that, their Navy is doing very well! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Your last line is beneath you Twiglets, I’m shocked

@Stirabout what’s so shocking about ‘No one believes a word that comes out of the mouths of Iranian officials, apart from those that support the regime I guess’?
If that’s the line you are referring to.

They have said similar in the past.

Not a name change
I use stirabout on CEM threads

this is mumsnet
everyone can talk
no need to demean others posts

I don't understand either. Who else is going to believe a single word the Iranian regime says?

There has been some great radio today. I won’t try to sum up but just getting an understanding of the military situation is interesting.

They do seem to be closing down Iran’s capability.

I bloody hope so. The rank and file will probably refuse to fire on protesters or even join them if they know the leaders are dead, fled or given up. See February/March 1917.

Thanks for that @CreamolaFoam26

Because the mediator also said the same

A mediator accepted by the US government to
mediate

This isn’t a report from one side

Meanwhile back in Trump land of make believe

Report that the Austin mass shooting was possibly in revenge for Iran, but tbf it's the New York Post saying that so who knows.

I don’t know the username but you profess to know me 🤷🏼‍♀️

Anyway, time to move on.

Cannot keep up with the news.😥

I know 😔 at first I thought it was an old news item, not yet another one.

Just seen lots of accounts saying the IRGC have confirmed on their telegram they were responsible for the girls school bombing, can't see anything official yet.

Trump: Iran wants to talk

Donald Trump has said Iran agreed to talks to end the war after US strikes killed the country’s Supreme Leader.

Iran has installed a new leadership council to take control of the country and save the regime from collapse following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death on Saturday.

The US president said the new leadership “want to talk and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them”.

He added that they should have done it sooner, but “played too cute” in earlier negotiations.

Strikes on Iran killed scores of top Iranian officials. But the country’s president and foreign minister, who has been the chief negotiator with the US, were spared.

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/01/us-launches-second-wave-of-strikes-on-iran/

Motherfucker. Encourages the Iranians to take power and then says he'll negotiate with the new leadership. Venezuela Mk II.

Interesting

He’s walked back those comments. This is also from the Telegraph’s live feed.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said the progress of the war was ahead of schedule as strikes had taken out “[Iran’s] entire leadership – far more than we thought”.

But he appeared to row back on earlier comments suggesting talks had been agreed with Iran’s new leaders over a potential ceasefire.

Asked if negotiations could begin soon, he said: “I don’t know... They want to talk, but I said you should have talked last week.”

Well … who knows what he will be saying next? Very unpredictable.