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Smoke and dust rise amid explosions in Lebanon, as seen from Israel, after Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel exchanged fire amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, March 2, 2026.
he US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation to destroy the country’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of it creating a nuclear weapon. Iran launched counterattacks, firing drones and missiles at Israel and strikes aimed at US military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The strikes came two days after the latest US-Iran talks as Trump had pressured Tehran for a deal to constrain its nuclear programme, building up a fleet of American warships in the region. Iran’s theocracy also has been struggling with growing dissent following nationwide protests that began over the economy but turned into anti-government ones. One of the first strikes hit near Khamenei’s offices leading to the the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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A portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, stands among flowers outside the Iranian Embassy in Moscow, Russia March 2, 2026.
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Workers evacuate area around Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery as smoke rises following a reported Iranian drone strike, in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, in this still image obtained from social media video released on March 2, 2026.
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Workers evacuate area around Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery as smoke rises following a reported Iranian drone strike, in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, in this still image obtained from social media video released on March 2, 2026.
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People carry their belongings following an Israeli and the U.S. strike on Gandhi Hotel Hospital, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.
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Debris lies scattered following an Israeli and U.S. strike on Gandhi Hotel Hospital, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.
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Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.
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Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.
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Smoke and flames rise from the premises of the U.N. office, after it was set ablaze by protesters, following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the city of Gilgit, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan March 1, 2026.
Published on March 2, 2026