Best photos of March 1: A missile intercepted over Jerusalem to mourners in Tehran

A missile launched from Iran is intercepted over Jerusalem. Reuters
People in Doha, Qatar are transfixed by missiles streaming across the night sky. EPA
Smoke and flames rise from a building hit by an Iranian drone strike in the Seef district of Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid takes shelter in Tel Aviv as sirens were activated after missiles were launched towards Israel from Iran. Reuters
Black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound, after air strikes on Tehran. Mr Khamenei is confirmed dead. Reuters
Curiosity gets the better of children who clamber on to the wreckage of an Iranian rocket, reportedly intercepted by Israeli forces, in Quneitra, near the Golan Heights, Syria. AFP
Demonstrators in Los Angeles, in favour of Iranian regime change, wave flags and march in celebration following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran. EPA
Grief is displayed in Enghelab Square, Tehran after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. Reuters

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March 01, 2026

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