Tehran (AFP) – Iran warns European countries against joining its conflict with Israel and the United States, after Germany, Britain and France said they could take “defensive action” to destroy Iran’s missile-launching capabilities. This comes four days after the US and Israel launched strikes, killing Iran’s supreme leader and triggering a regional war.
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – In Woodland Hills, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, the Arya Football Club gathers on Sunday mornings for friendly matches. Most of the club’s players are Iranians who are fervent supporters of their national team, Team Melli, which is set to play all its World Cup group matches in the US. As Israel and the US carry out strikes against Iran, these players are hoping for an end to the conflict by the time the World Cup starts in June.
Kathmandu (AFP) – Hundreds of Nepalis and foreign tourists dance and throw paint at each other to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, at Kathmandu’s historic Durbar Square. This year’s Holi coincides with the last day of campaigning for Nepal’s upcoming election.
Sidon (Lebanon) (AFP) – Vehicles flood roads as people in Lebanon flee after Israel issued a mass evacuation warning. Israeli forces launched strikes on Lebanon including the capital Beirut, the military said, after Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader.
Ezeiza (Argentina) (AFP) – Argentine Gendarmerie officer Nahuel Gallo, who had been imprisoned in Venezuela since December 2024, arrives in Argentina following his release from prison. Gallo was being held in Rodeo I, a political prison on the outskirts of Caracas. IMAGES
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – EU chief Ursula von der Leyen calls for urgent de-escalation to prevent the US-Israeli conflict with Iran from “spreading” across the Middle East. Speaking to reporters in Brussels, von der Leyen says she condemns Iran’s strikes across the Gulf, as Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia enters the fray and a British airbase in Cyprus is targeted.
Tel Aviv (AFP) – The Israeli military says it is carrying out simultaneous strikes in Iran and Lebanon, warning Hezbollah it would “pay a heavy price” after opening fire on Israel. A war that began with joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has engulfed the Middle East, with explosions also heard in Dubai, Bahrain, Iraq and elsewhere.
Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) – Argentina president Javier Milei arrives at National Congress in Buenos Aires to deliver his annual speech before legislators and government officials. IMAGES
Tehran (AFP) – Images shared on social media show cheers echoing across parts of Iran as reports of supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s death started to trickle out. The Ayatollah was killed after Israel and the United States launched an attack of unprecedented scale against the Islamic republic.
Boston (AFP) – Iranians across North America and Europe are mostly optimistic about the campaign of US-Israeli missile strikes that killed longtime supreme leader Ali Khameini, though many urge caution about the long-term picture. “We are waiting for regime change… and then we will go to Iran and celebrate there,” Farba Hakami tells AFP in Toronto. In London, UK, anti-intervention protester Sussan Rassouli cautions that “every regional intervention that US has been part of has just been one big disaster after another”.
Tehran (AFP) – An anchor on Iranian state TV confirms the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following US and Israeli strikes.
Tehran (AFP) – Thousands of mourners gather in the centre of Iran’s capital after the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
