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Missiles, routine, silence: Israel adjusts as war reaches heartland - analysis

A country was brought silent by war with Iran as first responders and the IDF Home Front Command deal with the impacts from Iran’s arsenal.

The site of the Iranian missile impact in Beit Shemesh. March 1, 2026.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.

After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, Israel saw justice, world saw escalation - analysis

Iranian missiles are displayed in a park in Tehran, Iran, January 31, 2026

Former Israel Navy chief says, 'They promised us hell but they were revealed as pathetic'

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026

IDF: 2,000 bombs dropped on Iran already, equal to 50% of total from June 2025's 12 Day War


Iran's magnificent failure of political Islam: A reflection on Khamenei's death - opinion

To grasp the magnitude of this moment, one must see it not as an isolated shock but as the culmination of a decades-long political experiment.

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a mourning ceremony for the deaths of Iranian military commanders and scientists, who were killed in Iran's 12-day war with Israel, in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2025.

IDF has dropped 1,200 bombs on Iranian targets since start of the war

On Saturday night, the IDF had said that over 200 aircraft had struck 500 Iranian targets.

A plume of smoke rises over Tehran after a reported explosion on February 28, 2026, after Israel said it carried out a "preemptive strike" on Iran as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and phone alerts warned of an "extremely serious" threat.

After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, who is running Iran's regime at this moment? - analysis

One likely candidate to run the Islamic regime after the Ayatollah's death is Ahmad Vahidi, who was the IRGC deputy chief on the eve of the war.

Ahmad Vahidi speaks at a candidates' registration office in Tehran on May 30, 2024, during the first day of registration ahead of the country's presidential election.

Trump threatens Iran with 'force that has never been seen before' if strikes continue

Qalibaf said Iranian authorities had prepared scenarios “including” contingencies for the period after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and pledged that Iran would “continue Khamenei’s path."

President Donald J. Trump monitors US military operations in Iran: Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026

Three US soldiers killed in first American casualties of war, Iran missile kills nine in Israel

Trump claimed Iran was interested in restarting talks with Washington • IDF dropped 2,000 bombs on Iran • Ten Israelis, three Americans killed in Iranian strikes

Commander of the Home Front Command at the impact site in Beit Shemesh.

Netanyahu, Trump kept talks secret for weeks ahead of Operation Roaring Lion

As part of the preparations for the attack, which, as noted, had been scheduled long beforehand, US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu held several conversations in recent weeks.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

Iranians celebrate assassination of Supreme Leader Khamenei

Footage from social media showed people lighting off fireworks from their balconies and calling out to each other from their apartments.

IRANIAN AMERICAN community members and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran Sadaf Ebrahimi and Shirin Nariman react to a news report on US President Donald Trump's announcement that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes.

‘We can suffer to help the Iranian people’: Reservist has home damaged by Iranian missile fragment

As the missile hit the ground, fragmented pieces of metal were broken off and launched into his home, burning holes into the ceiling and smashing his windows.

A reservist rescue unit officer had his home damaged by an Iranian missile fragment. February, 28.

UAE thwarts Iranian missiles: Residents receive safety alerts, reassured of safety

"Your safety is our top priority. Please stay indoors in safe places, wait for official instructions, and only trust updates from official sources," authorities said.

In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, yellow tap is rolled out to secure the site where a missile hit a neighborhood, in Tehran on February 28, 2026.

Airstrikes can weaken Iran’s regime, but only its people can bring it down - analysis

Air power can create a moment, but it cannot guarantee an outcome. It can weaken the regime, fracture its leadership and erode its sense of invincibility.

 In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed building at the site where a missile hit a neighborhood, in Tehran on February 28, 2026.