War widens across West Asia as U.S., Israel launch joint attack on Iran: In Pictures

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Explosions rocked Iran’s superior arsenic Israel said it would transportation retired “non-stop strikes” against its leaders and military. Iran meantime fired much missiles astatine Israel and Gulf Arab states successful retaliation for the sidesplitting of its supreme person Ayatollah Khamenei in the astonishment U.S. and Israeli onslaught that launched the widening war.

The sidesplitting of Khamenei, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for the overthrow of the decades-old Islamic Republic, marked the commencement of a stunning caller U.S. involution successful West Asia and perchance a prolonged war.

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The play attacks were the 2nd combined strikes successful 8 months from the U.S. and Israel against Iran. In the 12-day warfare past June, Israeli and American strikes greatly weakened Iran’s aerial defences, subject enactment and atomic program. But the sidesplitting of Khamenei, who ruled Iran for much than 3 decades, creates a enactment vacuum, expanding the hazard of determination instability. 

With inputs from Agencies

A outer representation of a destroyed residence analyzable belonging to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successful Tehran, Iran March 1, 2026. Photo: Vantor/Handout via Reuters

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A damaged car remains connected the crushed successful the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. onslaught successful Tehran, Iran, connected February 28, 2026.

Rescue workers and residents hunt done the rubble successful the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. onslaught connected a girls' simple schoolhouse successful Minab, Iran connected February 28, 2026.

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Government supporters chant slogans arsenic they stitchery successful mourning aft authorities TV officially announced the decease of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown successful the poster, successful Tehran, Iran, connected March 1, 2026.

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Government supporters stitchery successful mourning aft authorities TV officially announced the decease of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, successful Tehran, Iran, connected March 1, 2026.

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This representation provided by U.S. Central Command shows a F/A-18E Super Hornet preparing for an arrested landing connected the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) aft a ngo successful enactment of Operation Epic Fury, connected February 28, 2026.

A outer representation of an concern country covered successful fume successful Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. Photo: 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters

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Smoke rises pursuing an Iranian projectile strike, aft Israel and the U.S. launched strikes connected Iran, successful Tel Aviv, Israel, connected February 28, 2026.

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Interceptions effort aft Iran launched missiles into Israel, pursuing Israeli and U.S. strikes connected Iran, successful cardinal Israel connected February 28, 2026.

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Rescue workers and subject unit run astatine the country wherever respective radical were killed by an Iranian rocket onslaught successful Beit Shemesh, Israel connected March 1, 2026.

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A plume of fume rises aft a onslaught successful Tehran, Iran, connected March 1, 2026.

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Israeli information forces inspect a damaged roadworthy aft a rocket launched from Iran struck Jerusalem, connected March 1, 2026.

This representation provided by U.S. Central Command shows a F/A-18F Super Hornet preparing to marque an arrested landing connected the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)) successful enactment of Operation Epic Fury, connected February 28, 2026. Photo: U.S. Navy via AP

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A achromatic plume of fume rises from a warehouse astatine the concern country of Sharjah City successful the United Arab Emirates pursuing reports of Iranian strikes successful Dubai, United Arab Emirates, connected March 1, 2026.

Published - March 02, 2026 12:34 p.m. IST

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