Donald Trump: “Big Wave” of US Military Action Against Iran Is Still To Come

United States President Donald Trump has said a “big wave” of US military action against Iran is still to come, describing the current campaign as only the beginning, and claimed 49 Iranian leaders were killed in initial strikes.

According to a Blomberg, the UAE and Qatar are privately lobbying allies to help them persuade Trump to reach for an off-ramp that would keep US military operations against Iran short, sources say.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said US and Israel's attacks on hospitals strike at life itself. Attacks on schools target a nation's future. Targeting patients and children blatantly violates humanitarian principles. The world must condemn it. I stand with my grieving nation. Iran will not remain silent or yield to these crimes.

According to an AFP report, Trump says Iran operations likely to last 4 to 5 weeks, but says he's prepared "to go far longer than that."

IRGC Claims Devastating Missile Strike on Israeli PM’s Office and Air Force HQ, Fate of Netanyahu Remains Unknown

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a high-stakes escalation this morning, claiming to have targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office with a "tenth wave" of Kheybar ballistic missiles. In the same coordinated strike, Tehran reported hitting the headquarters of the Israeli Air Force commander.

IRGC have also unleashed the 11th wave of the latest barrage with over 700 drones and hundreds of missiles targeting US and Israeli forces

According to Sputnik, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the 11th wave of its True Promise Four operation: a combined, large-scale strike by the IRGC’s navy and air force targeting US and Israeli bases on the third day of the war on Iran.

United States  information centers and supply depots in the Persian Gulf, the Israeli army communications network in Be’er Sheva and over 20 targets in Tel Aviv, West Jerusalem and Galilee were hit.

Since the start of the war on Saturday, Iranian forces have attacked 60 strategic targets and 500 US and Israeli positions, launching over 700 drones and hundreds of missiles – surpassing the number during last-year’s 12-day war in just the last 48 hours.

The IRGC said the brutal US and Israeli attacks against defenseless Iranian civilians – including attacks on hospitals, schools and civilian infrastructure – have only strengthened Iran’s resolve to wage a total war against its enemies.

While the IRGC has characterized the status of the Prime Minister as "unknown" following the surprise attack, Israeli officials and local reports from Jerusalem indicate no confirmed injuries or visible damage to the government compound. Despite the dramatic claims from Tehran, traffic in the area reportedly continues to flow normally, and several Israeli analysts have dismissed the report as psychological warfare. 

Tehran asserts the use of Kheibar (Khorramshahr-4) ballistic missiles in a "tenth wave" of strikes targeting the Israeli PM’s office and Air Force Command HQ.

•While Iranian state media reports the "fate of the Israeli Prime Minister is unknown," the IDF and Israeli officials have formally categorized these claims as psychological warfare/propaganda, stating that all projectiles targeting government compounds were successfully neutralized.

Meanwhile, the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier has been reportedly vacated the Persian gulf as IRGC targeting the US war ships.

US will regrets miscalculation: Iran is ready for a long war, unlike Washington - Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani

 A Senior Iranian official, Ali Larijani has said Iran has prepared for a long war and is acting only in self-defense in the current conflict with the United States and Israel.

In a post on his X page, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Iran did not start the war and that its armed forces had engaged only in defensive action. He said Iran would defend itself “regardless of the costs” and would make its enemies regret what he called a miscalculation.

Prof Mirandi of Tehran University was also reportedly said that Iran has been preparing for this since the Iraq invasion of 2003.

They knew that they would be next sometime in the future

Hence, Iran may never involved in any ceasefire against the United States and Israel as a retaliations for all the Iranian leaders killed including the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday said the conflict with Iran “is not Iraq” and would not become an endless war, describing current operations as limited and focused on eliminating specific military threats.

“This is not endless,” Hegseth said at a news conference, adding that the mission was “clear, devastating and decisive” and aimed at destroying Iran’s offensive missile capabilities, missile production and naval assets so that it will “never have nuclear weapons.”

Will Iran stop the retaliatory attacks for any negotiations with the US and Israeli? 

Iranian Gen. Jabbar has said the Americans have relocated the majority of their aircraft to Cyprus; we will launch so many missiles at Cyprus that they will be forced to flee from there as well.

According to a report by Al Jazeera, US Air Force General Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, says the joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran is "not a single overnight mission... We expect to take additional losses."

In a telephone conversations, China's foreign minister tells Iran counterpart Beijing 'supports Iran in defending its sovereignty, security, territorial integrity': state media

All U.S. military bases have been placed on heightened alert under Threat Condition signaling an increased risk of attack.

Spain has officially barred the United States from using its bases to support strikes on Iran, says PM Pedro Sánchez.

According to Tehran Times, the Iran's IRGC has reportedly destroyed the oil tanker Stena Imperative, which was flying the United States flag, while it was in the port of Bahrain. The vessel was hit by Iranian drone or missile fire on Monday, according to the Reuters and other outlets that cited the maritime security firm Vanguard Tech. There was no immediate comment from US authorities.

IRGC in a statement on Monday said: We’ve just started using the 2nd generation missiles today. In the upcoming days, you’ll witness the 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th generation missiles if needed. 

Gen. Jabbari: To date, we have launched approximately 3,000 first- and second-generation missiles and approximately 10,000 drones

In the coming days, we will certainly deploy third- and fourth-generation missiles.

Iran says has ‘no choice’ but to fight back, holds no enmity toward American people

Tehran and it's allied armed groups fired missiles at Israel, Arab states and U.S. military targets around the region on Monday, while Israel and the United States pounded Iran as the war expanded to several fronts. Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American warplanes over its skies.

Oyo State Labour Party: Sir Dele Abiola Led Interim EXCOS Writes Ex Chairman Sodiq Tunji, Asks For Official Handover Of the Party in the State

The Newly Appointed interim State Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP) in Oyo State under the leadership of Sir Dele Abiola have written a letter to the immediate past Chairman of the party in the state Mr Sodiq Tunji (Atayese) and his defunct EXCO, asking for official handing over of the party's properties.

In a letter addressed to Barrister Julius Abure's point man in the state Mr. Sodiq Tunji (Atayese), titled: Request for Handing Over of Party's Properties and Transition of Leadership To the Newly Appointed Interim EXCOS, duly signed by both the interim Chairman Sir Dele Abiola and interim Secretary Mr. Solomon Oloyede, the letter asked the ex Chairman to within two (2) working days to 5 working days from the date of receipt, to arrange for the official hand over of the party's properties under his care.

The letter dated 2nd of March, 2026 was copied to the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Director, DSS, Oyo State, the National Chairman of the Party Senator Nenadi Esther Usman, NLC/TUC political Commission, Oyo State and the Press.

The letter reads in part:

Dear Mr. Sodiq Tunji (Atayese),

Request for Handing Over of Party's Properties and Transition of Leadership To the Newly Appointed

Interim EXCOS

This letter serves as a formal notification to you and your former executive committee members of the Oyo

State Labour Party, to handover all party properties within your jurisdiction to the newly appointed

leadership within two (2) working days to 5 working days from the date of receipt of this letter.

You are required to surrender all assets, documents, and properties belonging to the Labour Party, Oyo State

Chapter, to ensure a smooth transition and running of the party in the state.

This process becomes very necessary to ensure the party move forward in the state. Please acknowledge the

receipt of this letter and confirm your compliance.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

The Senator Nenadi Esther Usman Leadership of the Labour Party in Nigeria is working round the clock to reposition the part for 2027 general elections in in the country.

Exit of Supreme Leader: The 3 Iranian Elders in Charge of Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Authorities in Tehran have announced a three-member interim leadership council to run the government after the killing of Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Israeli-United States strikes.

Tehran pledged to avenge the killing on Saturday of Khamenei, who had been in power for nearly four decades. 

Iran's IRGC has since targeted Israeli and US assets located across Gulf countries with Ballistic missiles in retaliatory strikes.

While United States President Donald Trump has said he wants a change in Iran’s government, the religious leaders of Iran moved on Sunday to start the process of choosing Khamenei’s successor. So the change of leadership in Tehran will not in anyway change the governance principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Trump on Sunday said he is ready to speak with the new Iranian leaders.

What is the interim leadership council?

Article 111 of Iran’s Constitution authorises a temporary leadership council to assume the supreme leader’s duties until a successor is elected.

That council will consist of President Masoud Pezeshkian; the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei; and a member of the Guardian Council, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi.


So who are these three figures who will temporarily run Iran as it reels from war?


Ayatollah Alireza Arafi

Arafi has been a member of the Guardian Council since 2019. Its members are appointed by the supreme leader. It is an Islamic legal authority that vets Iran’s laws and policies to make sure they conform to Islamic principles. It approves election candidates, has veto power over legislation passed by parliament and supervises elections.

Arafi also serves as the deputy chairman of the Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for overseeing the selection of the supreme leader. He leads Friday prayers in Qom, Iran’s most important religious centre, and heads the seminary system, overseeing education for religious leaders nationwide.

Masoud Pezeshkian

Pezeshkian, 71, is a reformist politician and heart surgeon who served in the army during the Iran-Iraq War. He was elected president in the 2024 elections.

He previously served as health minister under President Mohammad Khatami and, after 2005, as a member of parliament representing the northwestern city of Tabriz.

Pezeshkian ran unsuccessfully for president earlier but in 2024 won on a reform-oriented platform and has since navigated economic pressures and regional tensions.

He earlier campaigned on economic stabilisation, easing social restrictions and pursuing constructive engagement abroad while affirming loyalty to the Islamic Republic’s constitutional framework.

Reacting to Khamenei’s assassination, Pezeshkian said in a statement that Iran now considers “it its legitimate duty and right to avenge the perpetrators and masterminds of this historic crime”.

Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei

Mohseni-Ejei is a senior religious leader and has headed the judiciary since Khamenei appointed him to the post in July 2021.

He previously served as intelligence minister from 2005 to 2009 and later as prosecutor-general and first deputy chief justice. He is regarded as a hardline figure aligned with the conservative wing of the government.

In January, when the collapsing rial triggered protests across Iran, Mohseni-Ejei promised “no leniency” towards what he called “rioters”.

Mohseni-Ejei said the US and Israel “openly and explicitly supported the unrest” in the country after Trump called on Iranians to take to the streets.

After Khamenei’s killing, Trump again addressed the Iranian public on Saturday, calling for them to topple the government. “This will probably be your only chance for generations,” he said on Saturday after the US and Israeli attacks on Iran began.

Iran Leaders: We've had two decades to study defeats of the U.S. military to our immediate east and west. We've incorporated lessons accordingly.

Bombings in our capital have no impact on our ability to conduct war. Decentralized Mosaic Defense enables us to decide when—and how—war will end.

IRGC also announced that US THAAD radar in UAE have been destroyed. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announces precision strikes on THAAD radar site at Al-Ruwais.

IRGC also stated that they attacked a US naval fuel-support ship 700 km off Chabahar with drones and missiles.

Iran's IRGC on Saturday said the U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was targeted by four cruise missiles. Following the strike, the carrier left its mission area and proceeded southeast toward the Indian Ocean.

Reza Pahlavi is the Iran’s new leader: Russian and Emirati foreign ministers call for Iran ceasefire now

 According to the online sources, Reza Pahlavi is the new Iranian leader according to the speculations and if the US succeeded in the attempted regime change agenda.

But the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had said in a recorded video shared by IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency that Temporary Leadership Council in Iran began working to replace Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, .

Iranian President says Terhan will keep following Leader Ali Khamenei, and the armed forces will hit enemy bases with force and drive them to despair.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed the war on Iran in a phone call, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, stressing the urgent need to end the fighting.

Key statements from the Russian Foreign Ministry:

🔸 Lavrov said aggression by the US and Israel against Iran was unacceptable.

🔸 Both ministers stressed the need for the immediate ceasefire.

🔸 They noted the destabilizing nature of the latest war in the Middle East by the US and Israel.

With the rising retaliations from Tehran, Iranian airstrikes killed at least eight Israelis after Tehran launched its latest missile barrage, with some of the strikes landing just miles from Jerusalem. Fix News reported.

The missiles hit the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh.

Iran’s military has been carrying out counterattacks against Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East following a joint U.S.–Israeli strike that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

European union is also calling for the de-escalation,.

Ursula Von Der leyen said in a telephone conversations with the Saudi Arabia Crown Prince.

According to her: "I just spoke to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

As our strategic partner, we will work closely with you to de-escalate and safeguard regional stability."

"You can count on our full support in these turbulent times."

"The European Union–Gulf Cooperation Council partnership will only get stronger in the period ahead"

There have been reports of US reaching out to Iran for a possible ceasefire which Tehran has rejected.

According to Jerusalem post, US President Donald Trump said Operation Epic Fury against Iran is "ahead of schedule," calling the regime "one of the most violent in history," while noting progress towards the end of the strikes

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has described the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as an unprecedented and dangerous act, stressing that Tehran would defend itself without any restrictions.

He said Iran has no limit to the self defense of the country.

Iran has issues warning that US soldiers must lay down their weapons and withdraw from the hotels and facilities they are occupying across Gulf countries after evacuating their military bases, or they will be targeted and removed. 

The Iran's message is explicit: any remaining American military presence in the region will be treated as an active target in the event of continued escalation.

However, the US President Donald Trump' claims that Iran has reached out to him and that he too is ready to talk with them.

"They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them," President Trump said." "They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long."

On Sunday Tehran vowed revenge and total showdown of retaliations  after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment.