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Photos show the aftermath in Iran of US and Israeli airstrikes

TEHRAN (AP) – The U.S. and Israeli bombardment of Iran has sent smoke plumes rising above Tehran and left buildings in ruins as residents of the Iranian capital have mourned the death of the country’s supreme leader, who was killed in the strikes.

7 March 2026
By VAHID SALEMI and MOHSEN GANJI
7 March 2026

TEHRAN (AP) - U.S. and Israeli airstrikes have pounded Iran since the initial volley that killed the country's supreme leader, raising plumes of smoke and destroying buildings as the war takes its toll on civilians in Tehran and elsewhere.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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