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On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran under Operation Epic Fury, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and decapitating Iran's military leadership. The assassination triggered a cascading regional war — with Iranian retaliatory strikes across the Gulf, Hezbollah breaking its ceasefire with Israel, a Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis, and a bitter constitutional debate in Washington over presidential war powers.