Iran launched counter-attacks throughout the Middle East in retaliation to what its foreign minister called an "unprovoked, illegal" attack by the US and Israel. Here's what we know so far:Why did the US attack Iran? Israel had launched air strikes on Iranian nuclear, military and infrastructure sites. Reactions on Capitol Hill to the US-Israel attack on Iran have fallen largely along partisan lines. Kentucky Senator Lindsey Graham, who has long called for a US attack on Iran, wrote on X: "This operation is necessary and long justified."

Source: GhanaWeb March 01, 2026 02:28 UTC