U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran continue into 2nd day, as the region faces turmoil
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Israel said on Sunday it had launched more attacks on Iran, while the Iranian government continued strikes on Israel and on U.S. targets in Gulf states, Iraq and Jordan. (Image credit: Atta Kenare)
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U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran continue into 2nd day, as the region faces turmoil March 1, 2026 6:21 AM ET By Jane Arraf A plume of smoke rises following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images AMMAN, Jordan – Iranians and others across the Middle East awoke Sunday to a region in turmoil following the killing of Iran's supreme leader in U.S. and Israeli air strikes. Middle East conflict Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed The Iranian government, now without the country's spiritual leader but with a military command structure still seemingly intact, continued strikes on Israel and on U.S. targets in Gulf states, Iraq and Jordan. Israel's military said it began a new wave of attacks in Iran. Explosions were heard in the Iranian capital Sunday morning. Israel's military said it is striking targets belonging to "the Iranian terror regime" located "in the heart of Tehran." The Israeli air force said it conducted large-scale strikes to establish air superiority and "pave the path to Tehran." Iranian state media Saturday confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, in air strikes targeting his office in Tehran. An Iran state broadcaster delivered the news in tears. Khamenei assumed the position of spiritual leader after the death in 1989 of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini - leader of Iran's Islamic revolution. Iran said it had established a three-person temporary leadership council to govern the country under Islamic law before a panel of Shia clerics chooses a new spiritual leader. On Sunday mourners packed Tehran's Enghelab Square and public spaces in other cities to mark what they consider Khamenei's martyrdom. Middle East Here's how world leaders are reacting to the US-Israel strikes on Iran In the southwestern city of Yasuj, videos posted to social media showed a large crowd chanting 'the lion of God has been killed'. NPR could not...
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