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A makeshift memorial in tribute to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
The Israeli military said that an Israeli F-35I jet fighter shot down an Iranian Yak-130, a Russian-made jet fighter, in the skies over Tehran, marking what it said was the first ever air-to-air shootdown of a manned fighter aircraft by an F-35.
More than 80 people killed and 32 crew members rescued alive from the 180-crew frigate Iris Dena
Iran has delayed a farewell ceremony for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his assassination, citing crowd size and infrastructure challenges.
The Red Crescent in Iran reports that 1,000 people have been killed in Tehran by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest with special correspondent Reza Sayah.
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - Terrified residents of Iran's capital described it as a ghost town on Tuesday, its streets largely emptied by a U.S.-Israeli missile barrage apart from security checkpoints and Revolutionary Guards patrols that rove the city.
Israel hacked nearly all of Tehran’s traffic cameras to spy on Ali Khamenei before launching an attack to kill Iran’s supreme leader.
Though some Iranians mourned the death of their supreme leader, others rejoiced. Their celebrations were furtive and short-lived to avoid riot police or other authorities.
MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a phone call on Monday that he was ready to relay his complaints about Iranian strikes against UAE territory to Tehran, the Kremlin said.
Explosions have sounded sounding in Iran’s capital city as the war with the U.S. and Israel enters a fifth day. Iranian state television reported explosions in Tehran at dawn Wednesday. Israeli air defenses were activated because of incoming missile fire from Iran and explosions were heard over