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This is a special edition of the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Alex Ritson, and at 14 hours GMT on Saturday 28th February, these are our main stories.
The US and Israel have launched what Donald Trump calls major combat operations against Iran, bombing Tehran and, Iran says, five other cities.
The president urged Iranians to use the moment to overthrow the Ayatollah.
Plus reporting from our correspondents in the region and analysis from our team, including experts from BBC Persian.
It was a little before 10 o'clock on a bright Tehran morning when the first missiles struck, arriving out of a clear blue sky.
Blasts were heard in cities across Iran as the United States and Israel carried out multiple strikes.
In a video message on social media, President Trump accused the Iranian regime of waging an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States.
He had this warning for members of the Iranian security forces.
And he urged the people of Iran to use the opportunity to overthrow the Ayatollah and his regime.
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also had a message for the people of Iran.
Together with the United States, we will strike the terror regime harshly.
We will create the conditions that will allow the brave Iranian people to rid themselves of the burden of this murderous regime.
This is your chance to establish a new and free Iran.
Take your fate into your own hands.
Raise your head, lift your eyes to the sky.