After the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran early Saturday, Iran retaliated by firing missiles at targets across the region. The conflict widened into a second day, and people around the world — including the Iranian diaspora and supporters and opponents of the regime — reacted to the attacks and to the reported death of Iran’s supreme leader.
Smoke rises after a series of explosions in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images
A group of demonstrators wave Iranian flags in support of the government and against U.S. and Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP Photo
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. Oren Ziv/dpa Picture-Alliance via Getty Images
Emergency personnel work to extinguish a building fire in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. The fire was the result of retaliation strikes by Iran, following the coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel. Fadhel Madan/AFP via Getty Images
Government supporters chant slogans as they gather in mourning after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP Photo
People at 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. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
People mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a public square in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Demonstrators in support of a war in Iran at City Hall in Los Angeles, California, US, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Demonstrators hold a sign reading “No New US War In The Middle East” during a protest against war in Iran in Houston, Texas, US, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Demonstrators holding Iranian flags and portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gather at Sebeen Square, under the control of Iran-backed Houthis, to protest the killing of Khamenei in US and Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen on March 01, 2026. Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu via Getty Images
Members of the Iranian community take part in celebrations following the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on March 01, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A smoke plume rises following a missile strike on a building in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Leah Guttmann holds her son, Teddy, as other people take shelter in an underground parking garage while air-raid sirens warn of incoming missiles launched by Iran toward Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo
A person watches as plumes of smoke rise over the skyline following explosions on March 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Stringer/Getty Images