After the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran early on Saturday, Iran retaliated by firing missiles at targets across the region. The scope of the war continued to expand into its second day, and around the world, Iranian diaspora and supporters of the Ayatollah reacted to his death.
Here are the reactions from Iran, Israel and around the world.
Smoke rises after a series of explosions in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026.
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A group of protesters wave Iranian flags in support of the government and against US and Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, February 28, 2026.
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Israeli first responders arrive at the scene of an Iranian strike in retaliation for a joint US-Israeli airstrike in Tel Aviv on February 28, 2026.
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Emergency crews work to extinguish a building fire in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. The fire was the result of a retaliatory attack by Iran following a coordinated attack by the United States and Israel.
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Government supporters gather in mourning chant slogans after state TV officially announced the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.
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People in a public square in Tehran mourn the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US-Israeli strike on March 1, 2026.
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Protesters support the war on Iran at City Hall in Los Angeles, California, US on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
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A protester holds a sign reading “No new US war in the Middle East” during a protest against war on Iran in Houston, Texas, US, on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
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Protesters holding Iranian flags and portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gather in Sebeen Square under the control of Iran-backed Houthis to protest the killing of Khamenei in a US and Israeli airstrike in Sana’a, Yemen on March 01, 2026.
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Members of the Iranian community participate in celebrations following the US and Israeli attack on Iran on March 01, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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A plume of smoke rises after a missile attack on a building in Tehran on March 1, 2026.
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Leah Gutman holds her son Teddy as other people take shelter in an underground parking garage as air raid sirens warn of incoming missiles fired by Iran toward Tel Aviv, Iran, March 1, 2026.
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A man watches plumes of smoke rise over the skyline after explosions in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026.
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