Tehran says it hit groups ‘opposed to the revolution’, amid reports the US is looking to arm Kurdish militias

A makeshift memorial in tribute to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street, after he was killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes on Saturday, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Minutes after the Tehran attack, withdrawals from the largest Iranian crypto exchange jumped 700%. Despite 99% internet cuts, 11M users rushed to move funds abroad.

The IDF said that the Israeli Air Force “is operating to obtain aerial superiority over the skies of Tehran.”

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - Terrified residents of Iran's capital described it as a ghost town on Tuesday, its streets largely emptied by a U.S.-Israeli missile barrage apart from security checkpoints and Revolutionary Guards patrols that rove the city.

Though some Iranians mourned the death of their supreme leader, others rejoiced. Their celebrations were furtive and short-lived to avoid riot police or other authorities.

Iranian state television reported explosions around Tehran as dawn broke while Israel said its air defences were activated due to incoming missiles.

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russian President ⁠Vladimir ⁠Putin told UAE ⁠President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ​in a phone call on Monday that he was ‌ready to relay his ‌complaints about Iranian strikes against UAE ⁠territory ⁠to Tehran, the Kremlin said.

Israel’s military says it has unleashed another wave of strikes on key Iranian military infrastructure in Tehran, just as the US Senate voted down a resolution that would have restricted President Don

Israeli intelligence hacked into Tehran’s traffic camera network to monitor the bodyguards of Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials.