Posts by Nikita Bier, the platform’s head of product, were shared by Elon Musk
The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East led to a record breaking engagement this weekend. The information was shared by , the platform’s product head. On Saturday (Feb. 28, 2026), when , the platform recorded the highest level of use ever recorded since its creation.
Bier that was “the greatest day in the history of X”according to “user active seconds” –calculation that measures the seconds in which users were active on the platform–, without giving details of the metric. The company’s head of product, however, returned to the social network on Sunday (1st March) to announce another record. “I would like to correct my previous post: Today is the most important day in the history of X”wrote Bier.
Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X, celebrated the milestones achieved. “Highest use of X ever”on Saturday (28.Feb). “Another historic record for X usage”on Sunday (1st March).
The attacks carried out by the US and Israel killed at least one – including the supreme leader, Ayatollah. The attacks also left more than 20 people dead and 700 injured, according to the Iranian Red Crescent.
CLIMBING IN TENSION
The US attack on Iran was carried out after weeks of tension between the 2 countries. On February 19, Trump stated that, within 10 days, he would know whether to give “one step forward” in relation to an attack against the Persian country.
Afterwards, the Republican declared that everyone, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Dan Caine, considers that a possible war against Iran would result in one.
In , on February 24, Trump said that the US had not yet heard Iran pronounce “those magic words: ‘we will never have a nuclear weapon’”. In his speech, the American president stated that the Persian regime “has already developed missiles that could threaten Europe and our bases abroad, and is working to build missiles that will soon reach the USA”.
Trump’s statements were made while dealing with Iran, which did not result in an agreement.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that the country if the Americans recognized its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and lifted economic sanctions.
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