Now that Iran has declared that its supreme leader is dead, it is unclear which of his possible successors might rise.
Here are images from Iran, Israel and elsewhere in the Middle East.
The United States and Israel have declared their war aim as paving the way for a popular uprising against the government in Tehran.
The missile barrages highlight a shortage of bomb shelters in a country that has been preparing for war with Iran for decades.
As explosions rocked Tehran, Republicans largely voiced support as Democrats warned about a costly and unauthorized conflict.
People across the country took cover from Iran’s retaliatory strikes. “Oh, I did not miss this sound,” one woman said of the air raid alerts.
Governments around the world urged restraint after the United States and Israel launched a major assault, and Iran vowed retaliation.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in the major assault launched by the United States and Israel.
Iran’s medium‑range ballistic missiles are capable of traveling more than 1,200 miles, putting them in range of several American bases.
Iranians were beginning their workweek as U.S. and Israeli strikes sent people fleeing parts of the capital and parents racing to collect children from schools.