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Middle East Airspace Closes as U.S.-Israeli Strikes Hit Iran
ByChristine Chung February 28, 2026

A major hub in Dubai has suspended operations following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The sweeping closures are stranding passengers.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli attacks: Reports
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 28, 2026

This is a breaking news story.

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Netanyahu claims ‘many signs’ Iran’s Khamenei ‘no longer alive’
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 28, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may be "no longer alive."

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Middle East Airspace Closes as U.S.-Israeli Strikes Hit Iran
ByChristine Chung February 28, 2026

A major hub in Dubai has suspended operations following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The sweeping closures are stranding passengers.

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Iran, US, Israel officials give civilians clashing directives as bombs drop
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 28, 2026

Iranians receive mixed messages amid ongoing attacks, internet shutdown and limited mobile connectivity.

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Explosions rock Bahrain, Dubai, Jordan and Kuwait as war spreads across Middle East
ByWilliam Christou in Lebanon and Angela Giuffrida in Rome February 28, 2026

War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole regionFull reportUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesIran struck the world-famous Fairmont hotel in Dubai, setting the hotel alight, as the war launc…

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Israel Targeted Top Iranian Leaders in Attack’s Opening Strikes
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Aaron Boxerman February 28, 2026

At least one gathering of senior officials and military leaders was hit, but it was not immediately clear whether the effort to kill them had succeeded.

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‘Diplomacy was betrayed by the Americans’: Iranian FM spokesman
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 28, 2026

“This is the second time in less than a year that diplomacy was betrayed by the Americans.”

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Mapping the U.S.-Led Attacks on Iran
By February 28, 2026

Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated.

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The Trump administration notified Congress in advance of the Iran strikes.
ByRobert Jimison, Michael Gold, Julian Barnes, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager February 28, 2026

The notification stood in contrast to past military actions President Trump has undertaken unilaterally without consulting with Congress, drawing bipartisan anger.

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