A massive explosion hit Tehran on March 1, 2026, as Israel said it was targeting central parts of the city following a joint US-Israeli strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The escalation triggered retaliatory missile, drone and regional attacks, raising fears of wider Middle East instability.

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• Huge blast in central Tehran; smoke plume seen near police HQ and state TV area.
• Israel says it is striking military and regime-linked targets in Tehran.
• Joint US-Israel airstrike earlier killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
• Iran vows retaliation; Revolutionary Guard threatens “most intense offensive.”
• Iranian missiles and drones launched at Israel and US bases in Gulf states.
• Woman killed in Tel Aviv after Iranian missile strike, Israeli rescue service says.
• Drones and missiles targeted Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar; several intercepted.
• Oman reports oil tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz; four mariners injured.
• Protests storm US Consulate in Karachi; at least six killed in clashes.
• Iran forms interim council; declares 40 days mourning, seven-day holiday.