On 2026.02.28, the US and Israel launched joint airstrikes on multiple sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, striking a school with a Tomahawk missile, which killed some 165 people, including children, and starting yet another Gulf War.
Iran responded with missile and drone strikes against Israeli and US-allied countries and bases in the region, including Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates.