The Middle East conflict is rapidly escalating across the region as the US and Israeli-led war with Iran enters its sixth day.
Images released Thursday show destruction across Tehran after nearly a week of attacks on the Iranian capital.
In retaliation, Iran has launched a slew of missiles and drones at Israel and has also targeted U.S. allies in the region.
Explosions were also reported in Qatar and Bahrain, oil-rich Azerbaijan said it had been attacked by two Iranian drones, and Tehran claimed naval jets had attacked a U.S. tanker in the northern Persian Gulf.
US President Donald Trump has said the Iran war could last four to five weeks, but warned that the campaign could last “much longer than that.”
A driver stops amid plumes of smoke after an airstrike in the Boroujerdi town area, south of Tehran, Iran, on March 5, 2026.
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Israeli tanks move through southern Lebanon near Israel’s northern border on March 5, 2026. Photographed from a position on the Israeli side of the border. The Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched a missile at Israel in retaliation for the joint US-Israel war against Iran.
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The remains of a NATO air defense system that intercepted a missile fired from Iran are shown in Dorçol, southern Hatay province, Turkey, on March 4, 2026. This is a screenshot of this video.
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On March 4, 2026, a fire broke out after Israeli military shelling of a solar and power generation facility in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tire.
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A person is pictured riding a scooter amid smoke from a fire caused by debris after an air defense intercepted a drone in the Fujairah oil industrial area, according to the Fujairah Media Office, in the midst of the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026.
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The US embassy headquarters in Riyadh was photographed following a drone attack on March 3, 2026. Iran struck back on March 3, hitting industrial and diplomatic targets across the Middle East, prompting the U.S. government to warn its citizens to evacuate the entire region.
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A person stands on the roof of a building and looks at the rising smoke after the attack on Iran’s capital Tehran on March 3, 2026.
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