Smoke rises after Tehran was targeted in attacks in Iran on March 1, 2026. | Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images
The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran Friday night, killing that nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with many other Iranian officials, and (reportedly) more than 150 people at an elementary school for girls.
In response, Iran has launched attacks against Israel, US bases in the region, and civilian targets in neighboring Arab countries.
This conflict’s consequences will ripple far beyond the Middle East, even as that region bear...
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