Shadow over the Middle East

From Iran to Israel, and the streets of Pakistan and Kashmir - a region on edge amid escalating conflict and uncertainty

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 02:53 PM Mar 01, 2026 IST

A drone view of the site of an Iranian missile strike on a residential building, after Iran launched missile barrages following attacks by the U.S. and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters
Security forces fire tear gas to disperse a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Image credits/AP and PTI
Smoke rises after an Iranian drone attack in the port area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Image credits/AP and PTI
Security personnel stop as Kashmiri Shia Muslims stage a protest outside the United Nations office in Sonwar following the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's killing in a US-Israel strike, in Srinagar on Sunday. Image credits/ANI
Leah Guttmann holds her child, Teddy, as people take shelter in a parking lot during an Iranian strike, after Iran launched missile barrages following attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters
Kashmiri Shia Muslims stage a protest outside the United Nations office in Sonwar following the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's killing in a US-Israel strike, in Srinagar on Sunday. Image credits/ANI Photo
A police officer retrives items in front of a police checkpost burned by protesters near the U.S. Consulate General, following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Karachi, Pakistan March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters
A person washes his face with a soft drink bottle after riot police deployed irritants to disperse protesters supporting Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups gathered near the entrance of the Green Zone and attempted to move toward the U.S. embassy after the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters
Smoke billows from Jebel Ali port after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters
A screengrab from a video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows smoke and dust rising following an explosion at an unknown location, in this image obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026. US CENTCOM via X via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. TEXT OVERLAY AND BLURRING FROM SOURCE. Verification lines: The location and the date when the video was filmed could not be verified. U.S. confirmed attack on Iran on Saturday (February 28). No older version of the video was found posted before Saturday (February 28).

Shadow over the Middle East

Tribune Web Desk

A drone view of the site of an Iranian missile strike on a residential building, after Iran launched missile barrages following attacks by the U.S. and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters

Security forces fire tear gas to disperse a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Image credits/AP and PTI

Smoke rises after an Iranian drone attack in the port area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Image credits/AP and PTI

Security personnel stop as Kashmiri Shia Muslims stage a protest outside the United Nations office in Sonwar following the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's killing in a US-Israel strike, in Srinagar on Sunday. Image credits/ANI

Leah Guttmann holds her child, Teddy, as people take shelter in a parking lot during an Iranian strike, after Iran launched missile barrages following attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters

Kashmiri Shia Muslims stage a protest outside the United Nations office in Sonwar following the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's killing in a US-Israel strike, in Srinagar on Sunday. Image credits/ANI Photo

A police officer retrives items in front of a police checkpost burned by protesters near the U.S. Consulate General, following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Karachi, Pakistan March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters

Smoke billows from Jebel Ali port after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. Image credits/Reuters

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