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Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.
Mike Slater (0:39)
Thank you, Bill. It is Monday, March 2, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. Operation Epic Fury and terrorist attack in Austin. It's all coming up. The bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, on Saturday, Israel and the United States launched a joint attack on multiple sites in Iran. The operation, codenamed Roaring lion by Israel and Operation Epic Fury by the United States, killed at least 48 leaders in Iran, including the very top. The supreme Leader Trump declared the objective of the operation is to destroy Iran's missile and military capabilities, prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and ultimately topple the regime. The president told the people of Iran, first, to the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity or in the alternative, face certain death. So lay down your arms. You'll be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death. Finally, to the great, proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Don't leave your home. It's very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we're finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations. For many years, you've asked for America's help, but you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a president who is giving you what you want. So let's see how you respond. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force. Now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach. This is the moment for action to be. Do not let it pass. The president said he plans on communicating with the remnants of the Iranian regime. He said they want to talk and I've agreed to talk so I'll be talking to them. They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long. The president also wrote on Truth Social American forces have destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval ships, some of which were large and important. We're going after the rest. They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea. Also, in a different attack, we largely destroyed their naval headquarters. Other than that, their navy is doing very well. Three U.S. service members have been killed in action so far, five seriously wounded. CENTCOM has given very few details until families have been notified. The Washington Post ran an obituary for the ayatollah. They said, with his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khomeini cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor. And he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels. Oh, how sweet. In other news, a terrorist killed two people in Austin, injured 14 more in a mass shooting. Police killed the man. He was wearing a T shirt that said Property of Allah. He came here on a tourist visa in 2000 and became a US citizen in 2013. He's originally from Senegal. I'm Mike Slater from the podcast Politics by Faith. Please pray for our service members. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next. Reggie, I just sold my car online.