Archives for February, 2026

A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026. Pleiades Neo (c) Airbus DS 2026/Handout via REUTERS

Targeted by airstrikes, Ayatollah Khamenei has Iran in iron grip

Reuters

A woman holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranian demonstrators protest against the U.S.-Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Exclusive-Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by IRCG elements if killed, sources say

Reuters

People walk near a mural featuring images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on a street in Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Exclusive-Ahead of strikes, Trump was told Iran attack is high risk, high reward

Reuters

Residents of Gulf cities could watch missiles and air defence interceptors criss crossing their skies during the strikes, as here in Abu Dhabi

Residents flee as Iran missiles stun peaceful Gulf cities

Agence France-Presse

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen

Zelenskiy says next three-way peace talks depend on security situation, diplomacy

Reuters

A person holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iranian demonstrators protest against the U.S.-Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei to give speech within minutes after U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran, Al-Alam TV says

Reuters

Israelis were taking shelter underground for the second time in less than a year

Israelis shelter underground as Iran fires missiles

Agence France-Presse

Some pro-goverbment protestors waved national flags during a demonstration in support of the government, but US and Israeli strikes and a striong security presence drove many Iranians to seek shelter

Streets empty and shops close as US strikes confirm Iranian fears

Agence France-Presse

An explosion in the sea, after missiles were launched towards Israel from Iran following strikes by Israel and the U.S. on Iran, as seen from Haifa, northern Israel, February 28. REUTERS/Rami Shlush

Germany, France and UK tell Iran to stop attacks in region

Reuters

Smoke rises after the state news agency reported a missile attack on the service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain, February 28. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS

Global reaction to Israeli, US attacks on Iran

Reuters

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (not pictured) and European Council President Antonio Costa (not pictured) on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says it is important that US act decisively on Iran

Reuters

Demonstrators gathered under steady rain outside Iran's consulate in Istanbul

Iranians abroad jittery but jubilant at US, Israeli strikes

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Global reaction to Israeli, US attacks on Iran

Reuters

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Russia says Trump and Israel are plunging the Middle East into the abyss with Iran attack

Reuters

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Brazilian government condemns strikes on Iran

Reuters

A smoke plume rises over Abu Dhabi from the site of an Iranian missile strike on February 28, 2026. Iranian missiles hit capital cities around the wealthy Gulf on February 28, killing at least one, in retaliation for a US and Israeli attack that threatened to spark a wider conflict. One civilian died in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, after being struck by falling debris, according to the ministry of defence. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Iran pounds Gulf, regional states after US-Israel strikes: What to know

Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar, as well as Israel, Jordan and Iraq, have all been targeted by Iranian missiles.