West Asia On The Brink As US-Backed Israel And Iran Exchange Blows

The United States and Israel conducted joint military strikes against Iran on Saturday, igniting a fresh conflict in the Middle East. Iran has retaliated by launching fresh strikes on Israel. US military bases in Bahrain, UAE and Qatar have also been targeted in response.

Iran missile attack on Israel
Israeli policemen survey a missile attack from Iran in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. | Photo: AP/Tomer Appelbaun
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Israel-Iran War 2026
Traces of an air defense missile interception are seen, left, over Jerusalem's Old City. | Photo: AP/Mahmoud Illean
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US-Israel joint attack on Iran
Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran. | Photo: AP
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Operation Roaring Lion
Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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Tehran airstrikes
Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran. | Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi
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US involvement in Iran war
People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran. | Photo: AP
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Iran offensive defense doctrine
An incoming projectile explodes over the water as Israel issues a nationwide alert following its strikes on Iran, in Haifa Bay, northern Israel. | Photo: AP/Leo Correa
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Israel-US joint military strikes
Civilians staying in a shelter after alarms announced that Israel had launched an attack on Iran, in Ramat Gan, Israel. | Photo: AP/Oded Balilty
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Regional war risk in Middle East
An Israeli submarine is seen in the Haifa Bay , northern Israel after Israel issued a nationwide alert following its strikes on Iran. | Photo: AP/Leo Correa
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Impact of strikes on Gulf air transport
Residents are evacuated from a building hit by a projectile in Tirat Hacarmel, near Haifa, northern Israel, northern Israel. No injuries were reported. | Photo: AP/Leo Correa
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Iran Israel War
People sits in a shelter after warning sirens sound following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg
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Middle East Crisis
People rush to take shelter as warning sirens sound following missile fired towards Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Photo: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg
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Middle East conflict 2026
An incoming projectile explodes over the water as Israel issues a nationwide alert following its strikes on Iran, in Haifa Bay, northern Israel. | Photo: AP/Leo Correa
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Tehran explosions
A damaged car remains on the ground in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike in Tehran, Iran. | Photo: AP/Amir Kholousi/ISNA
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Middle East escalation
Traces of an air defense missile interception are seen over Jerusalem. | Photo: AP/Mahmoud Illean
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Operation True Promise III
The flare of a projectile is seen over the skyline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Israel Iran war 2026
Ruins remain in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike in Tehran, Iran. | Photo: AP/Amir Kholousi
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