“Shockwaves: The Attack On Iran – ABC News Special” Coming Soon To ABC, Hulu & Disney+
With the ongoing situation in Iran, Disney has announced details on a new primetime special called “Shockwaves: The Attack on Iran – ABC News Special,” which will air on Sunday, 1st March 2026 at 9 p.m. EST on ABC and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu in the United States
Led by “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir, the special reports on what preceded the surprise deadly attack, President Trump’s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury, the massive military operation between the United States and Israel and the reaction from Capitol Hill. With Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the attack, the special will also look at the country’s explosive retaliation and what happens next strategically.
Reporting live for the special are “This Week” co-anchor and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz from Washington; chief international correspondent Ian Pannell from Tel Aviv, Israel; chief international correspondent James Longman from Istanbul, Turkey; foreign correspondent Marcus Moore from Doha, Quatar; correspondent Matt Rivers from Amman, Jordan; and also from Washington, chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce, “This Week” co-anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl, chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas and senior political correspondent Rachel Scott.
The special also covers the global significance of the oil-rich nation, strategically located at the crossroads of the Middle East and the rest of Asia along a vital energy shipping route, and the intense scrutiny on its nuclear program. With its long-time authoritarian regime, there have been years of protests inside the country with young Iranians defying the regime’s restrictions and demanding a better life, many of whom were killed as a result. ABC News documents what happened in the pivotal 72 hours leading up to the surprise attack by U.S. and Israeli forces and what this means for security in America moving forward. Muir also takes viewers back to when he visited the country over the years, the young people he met there, and the hope they represented.
“Shockwaves: The Attack on Iran” is produced by ABC News. Muriel Pearson is executive producer with Chris Dinan and Jennifer Metz.
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