War widens across West Asia as U.S., Israel launch joint attack on Iran: In Pictures
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War widens across West Asia as U.S., Israel launch joint attack on Iran: In Pictures
Explosions rocked Iran’s capital as Israel said it would carry out “non-stop strikes” against its leaders and military. Iran meanwhile fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states in retaliation for the killing of its supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei in the surprise U.S. and Israeli attack that launched the widening war.
The killing of Khamenei, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for the overthrow of the decades-old Islamic Republic, marked the start of a stunning new U.S. intervention in West Asia and potentially a prolonged war.
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The weekend attacks were the second combined strikes in eight months from the U.S. and Israel against Iran. In the 12-day war last June, Israeli and American strikes greatly weakened Iran’s air defences, military leadership and nuclear program. But the killing of Khamenei, who ruled Iran for more than three decades, creates a leadership vacuum, increasing the risk of regional instability.
With inputs from Agencies
A satellite image of a destroyed residence complex belonging to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran March 1, 2026. Photo: Vantor/Handout via Reuters
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