By Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
March 9, 2026
In the early hours of February 28th, the Trump Administration launched in conjunction with Israel a full-scale war against Iran, killing the Iranian Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and many other high officials of the Iranian government. The attack aimed to destroy Iran's nuclear program, but Iran retained enough missiles to launch counterattacks against American bases, as well as targets in Israel and neighboring Arab states Iran deemed to be enemies.