Iran bombs entire Middle East after Ayatollah Khamenei assassinated by Israel and US

Iran's leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed in an Israeli and US
strike on Saturday morning, kicking off a major war that has
since expanded to the entire Middle East.


On day three of the conflict, Venetia and Roland run through the
big updates, including the UK’s involvement, the ongoing death
toll and how Iran is striking back on key targets in the
region. 


They also talk to former Israeli intelligence official and Iran
expert Danny Citrinowicz about how poorly defined the war's goals
are and why we aren't seeing any cracks in the regime yet.


Plus, The Telegraph’s David Blair on the significance of
Khamenei's assassination and Trump's conflicting messaging.


Read Iran war, day three: Everything you need to know:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/02/iran-war-day-three-everything-you-need-to-know/


Read David Blair on why Trump’s incoherence on Iran maximises the
risk of failure:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/28/trump-is-taking-a-monumental-risk-on-iran/


Read Roland Oliphant on the eight-month plot that led to Trump’s
attack on Iran:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/28/donald-trump-attack-iran-israel-how-it-came-to-this/


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