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In this satellite image provided by Vantor, damaged buildings are seen in the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's official residence in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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Israel launched strikes on Iran while Tehran responded by firing drones and missiles at Jerusalem and U.S. military installations. The attacks on Sunday came a day after the U.S. and Israel launched waves of strikes on Iran that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The killing of the longtime theocratic leader of Iran throws the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raises the risk of regional instability. President Donald Trump said in an interview that he was willing to speak with Iran’s new leadership, though in a separate interview he said the operation against Iran was always thought to be a “about a four-week process.”
The war in the Middle East has spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran, while Tehran and its allies hit back. Iran has long threatened to drag the region into total war, including targeting Israel, the Gulf Arab states and the flow of crude oil crucial for global energy markets. All of these came under attack on Monday. The intensity of the attacks, the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the lack of any apparent exit plan indicate the conflict will not end anytime soon. The Iranian Red Crescent Society says at least 555 people have been killed in Iran so far by the U.S.-Israeli campaign.
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