US-Israel war on Iran: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead by state media – latest reports
US president says Khamenei’s death is ‘justice for the people of Iran’ as he repeats call for regime changeFull report: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killedA visual guide to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s responseWar on Iran: how the US-Israeli bid for regime change...
<p>US president says Khamenei’s death is ‘justice for the people of Iran’ as he repeats call for regime change</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/khamenei-likely-killed-us-israel-iran-strikes">Full report: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/us-israel-strikes-iran-tehran-response-visual-guide">A visual guide to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s response</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/war-on-iran-how-the-us-israeli-bid-for-regime-change-unfolded">War on Iran: how the US-Israeli bid for regime change unfolded</a></p></li></ul><p>Hundreds of thousands of travellers have been stranded or diverted to other airports after <strong>Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait</strong> and <strong>Bahrain</strong> closed their airspace following the US-Israel war on Iran. <br><br>
There also was no flight activity over the <strong>United Arab Emirates</strong>, flight tracking website FlightRadar24 said, after the government there announced a “temporary and partial closure” of its airspace.<br><br>
That led to the closure of key hub airports in <strong>Dubai, Abu Dhabi</strong> and <strong>Doha</strong>, and the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights by major Middle Eastern airlines. The three major airlines that operate at those airports – Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad – typically have about 90,000 passengers per day passing through those hubs and even more travellers headed to destinations in the Middle East, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.</p><p><strong>China</strong>’s ministry of foreign affairs has expressed concern over the US-Israeli strikes against Iran and called for an immediate ceasefire, urging all sides to avoid escalation and to resume dialogue and negotiation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/01/us-israel-war-on-iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-i-dead-latest-reports">Continue reading...</a>
There also was no flight activity over the <strong>United Arab Emirates</strong>, flight tracking website FlightRadar24 said, after the government there announced a “temporary and partial closure” of its airspace.<br><br>
That led to the closure of key hub airports in <strong>Dubai, Abu Dhabi</strong> and <strong>Doha</strong>, and the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights by major Middle Eastern airlines. The three major airlines that operate at those airports – Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad – typically have about 90,000 passengers per day passing through those hubs and even more travellers headed to destinations in the Middle East, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.</p><p><strong>China</strong>’s ministry of foreign affairs has expressed concern over the US-Israeli strikes against Iran and called for an immediate ceasefire, urging all sides to avoid escalation and to resume dialogue and negotiation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/01/us-israel-war-on-iran-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-i-dead-latest-reports">Continue reading...</a>
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