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The Guardian view on Trump’s Iranian campaign: an illegal war that risks becoming the new normal | Editorial
ByEditorial March 1, 2026

The US-Israeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of forceThe killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, by a US-Israeli strike is a targeted assassination of a head of state. It also marks a grave escalation i…

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Without some change in direction, Iran’s regime risks breakdown in civil order
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor March 1, 2026

Hostility to the US is high even among reformists, which may set the surviving leadership on a destructive pathTwo Irans are in view now. By night, there is the Iran that danced, celebrated and cried tears of joy at the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khame…

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‘You weren’t free’: Iranians party in London and Manchester after strikes against regime
ByRaphael Boyd and Hayden Vernon March 1, 2026

The diaspora hope the death of Ali Khamenei will bring change – and peace – even as fears remain over Iran’s futureOn Saturday night, with bombs falling across the Middle East and rumours of the death of Ali Khamenei, the longtime ayatollah of Iran, sp…

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Iranians around the world react to Khamenei’s death – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian March 1, 2026

People in Iran took to the streets on Saturday evening and Sunday after news broke of the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death. Some celebrated by waving pre-revolution flags and toppling monuments dedicated to the Islamic Republic f…

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Jason White on US-Israeli strikes on Iran – cartoon
ByJason White March 1, 2026

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Celebration or grief? Khamenei’s death brings contrasting emotions in Iran
ByDeepa Parent March 1, 2026

Some publicly mourn leader’s demise but videos also show jubilant response after violent crackdown in JanuaryUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesCelebration and mourning broke out across Iran in response to the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah …

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US military says three of its service members killed in Iran operation
ByMarina Dunbar March 1, 2026

Five additional personnel have been reported seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, US military saidUS-Israel war on Iran – latest updatesThree US service members have been killed in action as part of US military operations against Iran, the…

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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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