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Missiles tore unfastened the West Asian entity connected February 28 arsenic the United States and Israel launched a sweeping battle connected Iran, sidesplitting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and apical Generals successful what Washington said was a pre-emptive onslaught against Iran’s atomic ambitions. Satellite images showed the wreckage of the leader’s compound successful Tehran, wherever fume curled supra shattered roofs.
Within hours, grief spilled onto the streets. Mourners waving Iranian flags gathered successful vigil portion symbolic funerals echoed from Tehran to Baghdad, wherever crowds chanted against Washington and Tel Aviv.
Iran’s retaliation followed swiftly. Missiles streaked toward Israel and U.S. bases crossed the Gulf. Explosions rattled Bahrain, debris from intercepted drones adjacent lipid infrastructure successful Saudi Arabia halted services, concern zones successful the United Arab Emirates were targeted, and the conflict’s tremors reached Lebanon, location to Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Amid the spiralling escalation — from verbal taunts by leaders, pummelling of aerial strikes to attacks by non-state actors, civilians bore the quiescent cost.
In Jerusalem, mourners buried 3 siblings killed by Iranian fire. In Iran’s Minab, graves were dug aft a onslaught connected a girls’ schoolhouse reported to person killed implicit 150, astir of them children. The warring has killed astatine slightest 1,230 radical successful Iran, much than 200 successful Lebanon, and 11 successful Israel, according to officials successful those countries.
The war’s shockwaves are besides rippling done planetary markets, threatening economical turmoil that could spill crises acold beyond the battlefield.
(Text by Mohammed Hidhayat)
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Capital nether fire: Smoke rises implicit Tehran aft a U.S.- Israel onslaught connected March 3. Washington warned it was ‘too late’ for talks arsenic Iran intensified attacks connected economical targets and U.S. missions crossed West Asia.
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Shattered power: Destroyed buildings wrong the compound of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successful Tehran.
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War’s echo: Smoke rises implicit Manama, Bahrain, aft explosions were heard crossed the metropolis connected February 28.
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Downed eagle: A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle combatant pitchy crashes successful Kuwait during the 3rd time of Iranian strikes targeting countries hosting U.S. subject bases, connected March 2.
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Fallen leader: Mourners transportation a coin during a symbolic ceremonial procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successful Najaf, Iraq, pursuing his reported decease successful Israeli and U.S. aerial strikes.
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Skies of war: Smoke rises implicit buildings successful Doha, Qatar, connected March 5 aft explosions were heard hours aft authorities began evacuating residents surviving adjacent the U.S. embassy.
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Innocence nearby: Children stitchery astir an unexploded rocket successful an unfastened tract connected the outskirts of Qamishli, eastbound Syria, connected March 5.
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City successful smoke: Smoke billows implicit Beirut’s confederate suburbs aft reported Israeli strikes, seen from Baabda, Lebanon, connected March 6.
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Rows of loss: Graves are being prepared for victims aft a onslaught deed a girls’ superior schoolhouse successful Minab, Iran, sidesplitting astir 150 radical and injuring astir 100.
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Streets of sorrow: A roadworthy strewn with rubble and debris aft overnight Israeli strikes connected Beirut’s confederate suburbs, connected March 6.
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Rescue astatine sea: Sailors being rescued aft the Iranian vessel IRIS Dena sank o Galle, Sri Lanka, pursuing a U.S. submarine attack.
