Reactions from Iran, Israel, Bahrain after strikes : NPR
After the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on Saturday morning, Iran retaliated by firing missiles at targets across the region. The scale of the war continued to widen during its second day, and around the world, the Iranian diaspora and the Ayatollah’s supporters reacted to his death.
Here’s a look at Iran, Israel and reactions from around the world.
Smoke rises after a series of explosions in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026.
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A group of protesters wave Iranian flags in support of the government and against US and Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, February 28, 2026.
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Israeli first responders arrive at the scene of an Iranian strike in retaliation for coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes in Tel Aviv on February 28, 2026.
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Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire at a building in Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026. The fire was the result of retaliatory strikes by Iran, following coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel.
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Government supporters chant slogans as they gather in mourning after state television officially announced the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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People in a public square in Tehran mourn the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes on March 1, 2026.
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Protesters in favor of a war on Iran at City Hall in Los Angeles, California, United States, Saturday, February 28, 2026.
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Protesters hold a sign reading “No New American War in the Middle East” during a demonstration against the Iran War in Houston, Texas, United States, Saturday, February 28, 2026.
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Protesters holding Iranian flags and portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gather in Sebeen Square, under the control of the Iran-backed Houthis, to protest the killing of Khamenei during U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March 1, 2026.
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Members of the Iranian community take part in celebrations following the US and Israeli strikes against Iran on March 1, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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A plume of smoke rises following a missile strike on a building in Tehran on March 1, 2026.
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Leah Guttmann holds her son Teddy in her arms as others take shelter in an underground parking lot as air alert sirens warn of missiles launched by Iran toward Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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A person watches plumes of smoke rise above the horizon following the March 1, 2026 explosions in Tehran, Iran.
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