Christopher Billingslea, a former Trump administration official, criticized the Chavista regime in Venezuela for condemning attacks against Iran without naming perpetrators, in a post on X at 7:45 PM UTC on February 28, 2026, within the reporting window from 5:45:29 PM to 8:45:15 PM UTC.

DEVELOPING: President Trump reiterated multiple exit options from U.S. military strikes on Iran, known as Operation Epic Fury, stating in an exclusive Axios interview reported between 7:45 PM and 8:15 PM UTC on February 28, 2026, he can prolong the campaign to take control or end it in two or three days with a warning against rebuilding nuclear and missile programs, according to Axios reporter Barak Ravid at https://www.axios.com/2026/02/28/trump-iran-war-israel-off-ramps.

Imagery showing damage at the naval base in India-operated Chabahar Port in southeast Iran surfaced on February 28, 2026, during the reporting window from 7:15:19 PM to 8:15:19 PM UTC, according to an X post by @FaytuksNetwork citing The New York Times (https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2027825555110826294).

Ukraine's 40th Artillery Brigade struck Russian-occupied buildings in Petropavlivka, Kharkiv Oblast at coordinates 49.71877, 37.71478, as reported by the X account @fGr6JW3waJ1FKMN and geoconfirmed by @UAControlMap and @GeoConfirmed between 6:45 PM and 7:45 PM UTC on February 28, 2026. The footage timestamped at 0:28-0:43 shows the impacts during this 59-minute window.