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Photos show US-Israeli strikes and Iran's response
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The U.S. and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, in photos.
Large fire and plume of smoke is visible after, according to the authorities, debris of an Iranian intercepted drone hit the Fujairah oil facility, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Altaf Qadri
The sun sets behind a plume of smoke rising after a U.S.鈥揑sraeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
The sun sets behind a plume of smoke rising after a U.S.鈥揑sraeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
An Iranian flag is placed among the ruins of a police station struck Monday during the U.S.鈥揑sraeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
Residents and officials attend the funeral of people killed in what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike Feb. 28 on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP)
Abbas Zakeri
A woman throws rose petals on the coffins during funeral of mostly children killed in what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike Feb. 28 on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA via AP)
Amirhossein Khorgooei
Coffins holding the bodies of mostly children are prepared for the funeral of those killed in what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike Feb. 28 at a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA via AP)
Amirhossein Khorgooei
A woman crosses almost deserted square with a billboard at rear showing a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S.鈥揑sraeli military campaign, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
Large fire and plume of smoke is visible after, according to the authorities, debris of an Iranian intercepted drone hit the Fujairah oil facility, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Altaf Qadri
Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo)
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People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo)
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Paramedics evacuate wounded people from the site of a deadly Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Leo Correa
A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse at the industrial area of Sharjah City in the United Arab Emirates following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Altaf Qadri
A man walks away after watching as a black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 1, 2026, following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Altaf Qadri
Israeli security forces inspect a damaged road after a missile launched from Iran struck Jerusalem, Sunday, March 1, 2026.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Mahmoud Illean
A man holds an Iranian flag as he looks at the damaged fa莽ade of Gandhi Hospital, which was hit Sunday when a strike also struck a state TV communications tower and nearby buildings across the street during the ongoing joint U.S.鈥揑sraeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
Clerics and other government supporters mourn in a gathering after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
Government supporters gather in mourning after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
Rescue workers and military personnel survey the scene of a direct hit a day after an Iranian missile struck in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Oded Balilty
A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
Leah Guttmann holds her son, Teddy, as other people take shelter in an underground parking garage while air-raid sirens warn of incoming missiles launched by Iran toward Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ohad Zwigenberg
Rescue workers and military personnel operate at the scene where several people were killed in an Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Leo Correa
An Israeli rescue personal carries a child after missiles attack from Iran hit in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ohad Zwigenberg
An explosion is seen as an Iranian missile directly hits a building in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg)
Tomer Neuberg
Rescue workers bandage a wounded man and provide first aid at the site of a direct hit from an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg)
Tomer Neuberg
Firefighters try to extinguish flames in a building after a direct hit by an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg)
Tomer Neuberg
Officers from Israel's Home Front Command search through the rubble of a damaged apartment building after an Iranian missile strike, in Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ohad Zwigenberg
Officers from Israel's Home Front Command search through the rubble of a damaged apartment building after an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ohad Zwigenberg
Government supporters mourn during a gathering after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown in the poster, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Vahid Salemi
Firemen and rescue workers inspect the site of an explosion at the Fairmont The Palm Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Altaf Qadri
This image provided by Airbus shows the strike on Iranian Supreme Leader's compound on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 in Iran. (Pl茅iades Neo (c) Airbus DS 2026 via AP)
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This image from video provided by U.S. Central Command shows a missile being launched from a U.S. Navy ship in support of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Central Command via AP)
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Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP)
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A man hold a children's backpack as rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP)
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The arm of a deceased person is seen protruding from the rubble as rescue workers and residents search in the aftermath of what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP)
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Traces of an air defense missile interception are seen, left, over Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Mahmoud Illean
An incoming projectile explodes over the water as Israel issues a nationwide alert following its strikes on Iran, in Haifa Bay, northern Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Leo Correa
People rush to take shelter as warning sirens sound following missile fired towards Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ohad Zwigenberg
People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming strikes by Iran, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Oded Balilty
The flare of a projectile is seen over the skyline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
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With air travel mostly halted throughout the Middle East, the conflict that started Saturday stranded travelers in multiple countries besides Iran and Israel.聽
The war in the Middle East spiraled further Monday as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. President Trump said the campaign would likely take several weeks.
Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would affect supply to the world economy.
Typical of an unconventional presidency, the Trump administration waited more than 48 hours to communicate to the American people about why it decided to go to war with Iran.
