Days after the US and Israel first launched strikes against Iran, the conflict is widening by the hour, drawing in other countries across the region, sparking fears for the global economy and leaving thousands of travelers stranded. Later Monday, Israel launched further strikes across Lebanon, after earlier issuing evacuation warnings that spurred hundreds of people to flee the south of the country. Similarly, missiles from Iran were intercepted in the skies above both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Monday morning. Inside Iran, the regime is battered, bereft of its supreme leader, but still able to launch attacks across the region. Don’t come to this region,” he said in comments aired by the official Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.

Source: CNN March 02, 2026 21:50 UTC