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Moment blast from Iranian missile damages Tel Aviv restaurant – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 1, 2026

CCTV footage shows the moment a blast from an Iranian missile ripped open the Tel Aviv restaurant Flor on Saturday night. The bomb hit an apartment block on the other side of a small park, killing one woman in her 40s – the first death reported from Ir…

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Footage released by IDF is said to show strike on headquarters of Iranian regime – video
ByGuardian staff March 1, 2026

Israel’s military released footage of what it said was a strike on the headquarters of the Iranian regime in Tehran on Sunday. The footage was released after a large explosion rocked Iran’s capital as the Israeli military said it was targeting the hear…

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Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression | Kenneth Roth
ByKenneth Roth March 1, 2026

Their actions are no different from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Paul Kagame’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of CongoWe shouldn’t beat around the bush: Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s military attack on Iran is an ille…

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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in US-Israeli airstrike – video report
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 1, 2026

Iranian leader was killed during US-Israeli strikes on Saturday. Iranian state media confirmed the death of Khamenei, 86, after initially denying the reports. Footage from Iran showed people celebrating or mourning the announcementAyatollah Ali Khamene…

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Smoke rises over Tehran on second day of US-Israeli strikes – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 1, 2026

Plumes of smoke rose above Tehran and explosions could be heard across the city on day two of US-Israeli strikes on Iran. In a statement the Israel Defense Forces said the country’s air force was striking targets ‘in the heart of Tehran’. The strikes c…

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‘We thought it was fireworks’: Dubai’s luxury seekers shaken by Iranian missiles
ByPjotr Sauer March 1, 2026

Authorities seek to reassure visitors after tourists at five-star resorts had to shelter in underground car parksUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesThe weekend began as it often does in Dubai. By late morning on Saturday, the beach clubs on Palm Jum…

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UK personnel just 200 metres away from Iranian missile strike
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

British forces in Bahrain and Iraq being drawn into Iran conflict in defence of civilian sites and military assetsUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesThree hundred British personnel were within 200 metres (650ft) of an Iranian missile and drone str…

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Death toll from school bombing in southern Iran reportedly rises to 165
ByTess McClure March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

Strike on girls’ elementary school in Minab killed 165 people and injured 96 others, according to Iranian state mediaUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesThe death toll from a missile strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran has risen to 165, accord…

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US and Israel launch new wave of attacks on Iran amid threat of escalation
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem March 1, 2026

Trump threatens Tehran with force ‘never seen before’ if it pursues retaliation after Khamenei’s deathUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesIsrael and the US have launched fresh waves of intensive attacks across Iran on the second day of their military…

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US contractors in Kuwait decry meager bunkers and pay cuts amid Iran war: ‘We’re treated as expendable’
ByKatie McQue March 1, 2026

Employees say they have heard little from major defense contractor V2X Inc about safety and evacuation protocolsEmployees of major defense contractor V2X Inc on US military bases in Kuwait say they lack adequate bunker facilities and have had their pa…

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