# United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump, iran-strikes-2026\ **Created:** [February 28, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-02-28T07:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1072
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/1072 "2026-03-29T03:42:49Z")
Random fact that I read today that made me feel even worse about how this is going to turn out. Trump has been advocating invading Kharg Island since the fucking 80s. By the standards of Trump (who has never shown interest in any geopolitical policy beyond making Donald J Trump very wealthy) that makes invading Kharg Island a sacredly held political belief…. > Trump has suggested an attack against Kharg Island as far back as the 1980s, when he told the Guardian he would “do a number on Kharg Island; [I’d go in and take it](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/12/polly-toynbee-1988-interview-donald-trump)” > **[As US troops sail to Middle East, how likely is Trump to order boots on the...](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/as-us-troops-sail-to-middle-east-how-likely-is-trump-to-order-boots-on-the-ground)** > > Secretary of state Marco Rubio repeats administration’s belief that US can achieve its aims without a ground war --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071)._