A woman walks on the street following an Israeli and U.S. strike on Gandhi Hotel Hospital, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

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.

The government provided little advice in the days before the attacks or as the bombs fell, more than a dozen Iranians said in interviews.

Three American service members have been killed and casualties are reported in the UAE, Israel and Kuwait as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes.

Iran and allied armed groups are firing missiles at Israel, Arab states and U.S. military targets around the region.

During a media tour organized by Iran's government, machinery was seen working on Monday to remove the rubble of buildings damaged by Israeli-U.S. strikes overnight in Tehran.

Iranians were beginning their workweek as U.S. and Israeli strikes sent people fleeing parts of the capital and parents racing to collect children from schools.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former president of Iran, was killed in US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Iranian state media reported.

The West Asia conflict expanded to include Iran-backed militias on Monday with an attack by Hezbollah on Israel. Israel struck back against the group in Lebanon while the United States pounded targets in Iran.