{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66510864c0852400122bc7be/69a5f9623df6e19cf75dbb11?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The U.S. attacks Iran.","description":"<p>On Saturday morning, the United States and Israel&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-trump?ref=readtangle.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>carried out</u></a>&nbsp;airstrikes against Iran, killing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other leaders. President Donald Trump said the ongoing mission, called Operation Epic Fury, will target Iran’s nuclear facilities, military capabilities and regime leaders, adding that Iranian citizens should prepare to take over the government. The attack marks the Trump administration’s second operation against Iran, following&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/the-united-states-bombs-iran/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>airstrikes</u></a>&nbsp;targeting the country’s nuclear facilities in June 2025.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><h3>Upcoming livestream.</h3><p><br></p><p>At 8:00pm ET tonight, Executive Editor Isaac Saul is going live on YouTube with updates on the situation in Iran and to answer questions from the Tangle community about the conflict. You can submit your questions ahead of time&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/6f8326f3?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, or tune in to the livestream at 8:00pm and ask in the chat.&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/a14919b6?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join us at 8:00pm here</a>.</p><p><br></p><h3>Ad-free podcasts are here!</h3><p>To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/membership/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ReadTangle.com</em></a>&nbsp;to sign up!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>You can read today's podcast<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠</a>, our “Under the Radar” story&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/f2a7aed0?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠here</a>&nbsp;and today’s “Have a nice day” story<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/4b880e29?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;⁠here⁠</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>You can<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/membership/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;subscribe to Tangle by clicking here</a>&nbsp;or drop something<a href=\"https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;in our tip jar by clicking here.</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Take the survey: What do you think about going to war with Iran?&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/bd54c8fa?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Let us know</u></a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was written by:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/author/isaac-saul/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Saul</a> and audio edited and mixed by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.</p><p><br></p><p>Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Lindsey Knuth, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.</p>","author_name":"Isaac Saul"}