A mourner holds a sign denouncing the US during the funeral ceremony for Iran's slain Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib and his family, after the weekly Friday Muslim noon prayers in Tehran [AFP]By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and News AgenciesPublished On 21 Mar 202621 Mar 2026
The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has entered its fourth week, with more than 1,400 people reported killed in Iran.
Iran has attacked Israel and US bases in retaliation, threatened Western countries and Gulf states, and warned that global shipping and energy infrastructure could be at risk, as millions of Iranians mark Eid al-Fitr and Nowruz under the shadow of war.
Separately, the US said it was considering “winding down” the conflict while ruling out a ceasefire, and the United Kingdom has allowed the US to use military bases to carry out attacks on Iranian missile sites.
