One Thing: Trump Strikes Iran (Again). How Long Will The Conflict Last?
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🗓️ 28 February 2026
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| 0:00.0 | This is one thing. I'm David Rind, and America is at war with Iran. |
| 0:04.9 | Ultimately, you know, I think that President Trump saw an opportunity here, given that the |
| 0:09.9 | Iranian regime is historically weak at this moment, to do something that could, you know, define |
| 0:16.6 | his legacy. |
| 0:17.5 | This is a massive moment. We're going to break down what we know so far. Stick around. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm Bijan Hosseini and Doha, Qatar. We're in the West Bay. It's a central area here in |
| 0:29.6 | Doha. It's heavily commercialized. Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai are cities known for their relative |
| 0:35.6 | safety and stability. They're full of glitzy high rises, expats flocked there for economic opportunity and a sense of luxury. |
| 0:42.1 | But on Saturday afternoon, in broad daylight, my CNN colleagues Bijan and Nadine Ibrahim, who's in Abu Dhabi, became witnesses to a widening war. |
| 0:52.7 | We're up and going throughout the day, and then at noon, we heard two quite large explosions |
| 0:58.9 | happen outside our apartment. Lots of smoke in the sky. Sometimes they shake the windows. |
| 1:07.0 | And it's really left people here stuck in their tracks. |
| 1:11.4 | We've had emergency alert systems sent out asking people here to shelter in place, not to |
| 1:17.2 | go outside. |
| 1:19.1 | Back to our breaking news, the US and Israel carrying out military strikes against Iran |
| 1:24.8 | and calling for the overthrow of the regime. |
| 1:28.3 | Hours earlier, the US and Israel had launched a massive attack on Iran, aimed at decapitating |
| 1:32.6 | the Iranian regime. |
| 1:34.2 | Striking the compound of Iran's supreme leader, fighter jets were heard above the skies |
| 1:38.2 | of Tehran. |
| 1:41.9 | In response, Iran targeted Israel and US military bases far and wide across the region. |
| 1:47.0 | Damage was seen in Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar. |
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