The United States and Israel began joint attacks against Iran on Saturday, killing the nation’s supreme chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran has responded with an unprecedented wave of strikes throughout the Middle East, focusing on Israel and a number of other nations that host US army bases, together with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Israel and Hezbollah are additionally trading blows because the battle widens.
Both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned their main objectives have been to defend their respective nations from imminent threats posed by Iran — most notably, to stop the Islamic regime from acquiring a nuclear weapon, with out offering any proof that it was any nearer to acquiring one.
Trump and Netanyahu have additionally been clear about their hopes for regime change in Iran. Trump instructed the Iranian people who “the hour of your freedom is at hand,” whereas Netanyahu has urged them to “cast off the yoke of tyranny.”
Here are a number of the tales that made headlines over the previous week, in addition to some images that caught our eye.