As the death toll reportedly rises in Iran and violence spreads through the Middle East, people around the world are responding to the war launched Saturday by the United States and Israel. Confusion, fear, celebration, destruction, and protest have defined the last 12 hours.
Here are some of the scenes unfolding across the globe:
Iran
Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.APRescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of a strike that, according to Iranian state media, killed dozens at a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran.Iranian Students’ News Agency/APA group of demonstrators wave Iranian flags in support of the government and against US and Israeli strikes in Tehran on Saturday.Vahid Salemi/APMotorists make their way along a street in Tehran.ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty
United States
A screen grab from a video released by President Donald Trump, announcing combat operations against IranPresident Trump Via Truth Social/Anadolu via GettyA “March 4 Democracy” protest in Washington, DC, on February 28Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty
Israel
People take shelter in Jerusalem as Iran launches missiles and drones in the wake of US-Israeli attacks.Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via GettyAn intercept missile tracks and chases an incoming Iranian missile, as seen over Jerusalem rooftops.Nir Alon/ZUMA
Around the World
Syrian children inspect the wreckage of an Iranian rocket that was reportedly intercepted by Israeli forces in the countryside of Quneitra, near the Golan Heights, close to the town of Ghadir al-Bustan.Bakr ALKASEM / AFP via GettyFrench President Emmanuel Macron addresses a government meeting in Paris. He called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council , saying the escalation “must stop.”Anna KURTH / POOL / AFP via GettyLong lines formed at gas stations across Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via GettyBerlin: At a demonstration, a man wears a cap with the slogan “Make Iran Great Again.”Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via GettyProtesters opposing the attack on Iran chant slogans and wave placards and flags in London.Guy Smallman/GettyPalestinians crowd into markets in Khan Younis to buy goods, fearing price hikes following the outbreak of another war.Abed Rahim Khatib/picture alliance via Getty
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