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How the US-Israeli war against Iran exploded into a regional conflict, as Tehran retaliated with strikes across the Middle EastUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesA US-Israeli war against Iran that began on Saturday with bombing and missile attacks that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei...
<p>How the US-Israeli war against Iran exploded into a regional conflict, as Tehran retaliated with strikes across the Middle East</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/02/us-israel-war-iran-live-updates-attacks-strikes-tehran-lebanon-beirut-hezbollah-dubai-latest-news">US-Israel war on Iran – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A US-Israeli war against Iran that began on Saturday with bombing and missile attacks that killed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/how-israeli-sleight-and-us-might-led-to-the-assassination-of-ali-khamenei">Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei</a> has exploded into a regional conflict, with Tehran retaliating by launching strikes across the Middle East.</p><p>By Monday, a major new front had opened <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/israel-idf-strikes-hezbollah-beirut-lebanon-iran-war">with Israel bombing Lebanon</a> after Iran’s ally, Hezbollah, launched strikes. And Cyprus <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/uk-airbase-raf-akrotiri-cyprus-suspected-drone-strike">said a drone attack targeted a British base</a> on the Mediterranean island nation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/war-middle-east-maps-video-photos-us-israel-iran">Continue reading...</a>
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