Latest photos capture US and Israeli strikes against Iran

A man walks on a street in Tehran, Iran after President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, April 8, 2026.

People shout slogans as they gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

An Iranian woman takes a selfie with a poster of Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei as she takes part in a rally during a memorial, 40 days after a deadly strike on a children's school in the southern city of Minab on the first day of the war that killed at least 165 people, most of them children, in Tehran on April 7, 2026. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East.

A man carries belongings in the aftermath of a US-Israeli strike on a residential building that also destroyed the adjacent Rafi-Nia Synagogue on April 7, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. President Donald Trump on April 7 warned that Iran’s entire civilization will be wiped out if Tehran does not make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ramping up pressure on the Middle Eastern country to capitulate to U.S. demands.

Emergency crews work at the site of a US-Israeli strike on a residential building that also destroyed the adjacent Rafi-Nia Synagogue on April 7, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

The aftermath of a US-Israeli strike on a residential building that also destroyed the adjacent Rafi-Nia Synagogue is seen on April 7, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

An Iranian national flag is placed by the rubble of a collapsed building by graffiti reading "#NoKing" following strikes at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran on April 7, 2026.

Women walk past buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

A man walks walks in a building destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

A woman walks among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

A motorist gestures as he waits on a scooter at a traffic stop near a banner depicting a falling and burning aircraft, displayed along a street in Tehran on April 6, 2026.

A man sits among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

A woman walks past mockups of Iranian missiles along Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026.

Members of Iran's security forces stand guard as traffic passes through in Enqelab Square during a demonstration in support of the Iranian government on April 5, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

Officials and media representatives gather around the damaged building of the Shahid Beheshti University following a strike, in Tehran on April 4, 2026.

A residential building that was damaged by recent strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Vahdat town on April 3, 2026 in Karaj, southwest of Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel have continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran has retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region.

Women stand inside a home damaged by a strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026.

A man holds a glass bowl containing a goldfish at his damaged home following a strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026.

People stand near damaged buildings, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, in this still image obtained from a handout video released on April 1, 2026.

A woman talks on a phone while standing amid a damaged residential neighbourhood hit by a strike as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026.

Smoke rises following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2026.

A woman reacts inside her brother's home, which was damaged by a strike, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026.

People view the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran. Iranian authorities said eight people were killed and almost 100 injured when the bridge, was bombed yesterday. The United States and Israel have continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel and U.S. allies in the region, while also effectively blockading the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route.

An excavator clears rubble from destroyed residential buildings in northern Tehran on March 23, 2026. A series of strong explosions were heard on March 23, in the Iranian capital, an AFP journalist said, as the war with the United States and Israel raged for its fourth week. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran killing its supreme leader and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East and unleashed chaos across global markets and sent oil prices soaring.

People wave flags as they demonstrate in support of the Iranian government on March 22, 2026 in central Tehran, Iran.

A motorist rides past the dummy models of Iranian missiles installed along the roadside at the Valiasr Square, in Tehran on March 22, 2026.

A woman named Narges looks out from her destroyed apartment in the remains of a residential and commercial building on March 21, 2026 in the Shahrak-e Gharb neighbourhood of Tehran, Iran. The building was hit on March 16 amid U.S. and Israeli attacks and resulted in several civilian deaths and missing persons. The United States and Israel have continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran has retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region.

A volunteer team, that helps people clean and restore their homes after strikes, sits for the iftar meal during Ramadan, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 18, 2026.

A mourner holds a picture depicting Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during the funeral of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commands Basij forces, in Tehran on March 18, 2026.

Iranian mourners gather during the funeral of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commands Basij forces, in Tehran on March 18, 2026.

An elderly woman is helped from the scene of a strike on a residential building on March 16, 2026 in central Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region.

A man speaks on a mobile phone as he stands outside damaged homes, following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026.

Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026.

Marzia Rezaei reacts while standing near the grave of her son, Erfan, who was killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026.

Iranianclear the debris from damaged homes in the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on March 15, that the war pitting his country against the United States and Israel will only end when Tehran can be certain it will not be restarted.

Iraqi security forces and locals gather at the site of a fallen missile in a rural village in the Siyahi area near the city of Hilla in the central Babil province on March 15, 2026. Iraq, which has recently regained a sense of stability but has long been a proxy battleground between the US and Iran, warned that it did not want to be dragged into the war that started on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Rescue workers gather outside a damaged residential building as residents collect their belongings from the rubble in Tehran on March 12, 2026. The United States and Israel started striking Iran on Feb. 28, killing the Iranian supreme leader and top military leaders, and prompting authorities to retaliate with strikes on Israel and across the Gulf.

Iranians collect belongings from the rubble of a damaged residential building in Tehran on March 12, 2026.

Iranians attend the funerals of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders, army commanders and others killed in the early days of the United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, at Enghelab Square in Tehran on March 11, 2026.

Women members of Iran's Red Crescent society stand near smoke plumes from an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026.

An Iranian civil defence member walks next to a destroyed fuel tanker vehicle near an ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026.

An explosion erupts following strikes near Azadi Tower close to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. The war has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to even usually peaceful areas of the volatile region.

In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on March 3, 2026, people and rescue workers search for victims after a strike on a building in Tehran's Enghelab Square. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on March 4, they had total control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global energy transit, as Israel launched a new wave of strikes on the Iranian capital.

Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026. Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon on March 6, as Israel vowed to escalate to a new phase in the Middle East war that has spiralled rapidly throughout the region and beyond.

Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026.

People hold portraits of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they take part during an anti US-Israel demonstration after Friday prayer in Tehran on March 6, 2026. Crowds of Iranians gathered in central Tehran and elsewhere for the first Friday prayers since the start of the war with the United States and Israel. This week's Friday prayers were also the first since the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the wave of US and Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war.

People run as smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2026.

A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehranon March 5, 2026. Israel pounded Tehran with fresh strikes and Iran targeted Kurdish guerilla groups in Iraq on March 5 as a spiralling war in the Middle East engulfed the entire region.

People walk past damaged buildings following a strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026.

Rescue workers stand near the site of an Israel and U.S. strike on a police station in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026.

A plume of smoke rises after a strike on Tehran on March 4, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with the killing of Iran's supreme leader and the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states and Israel.

An Iranian flag is placed amids rubble and debris next to a destroyed residential building near Ferdowsi square in Tehran on March 3, 2026.
U.S. and Israeli military forces attacked Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28 that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Officials from the United States and Israel said they have launched over 1,200 strikes aimed at destroying Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear development programs. 

A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on March 3, 2026.

A man reacts while riding a motorcycle past collapsed and damaged buildings near Ferdowsi square in Tehran on March 3, 2026.

The exposed interior of a heavily-damaged building is pictured near Ferdowsi square in Tehran on March 3, 2026.

A person stands on the roof of a building looking at a plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on March 3, 2026.

A man looks at rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Debris litters the floor during a press tour of Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site that dates back to the Qajar dynasty era, on March 3, 2026 after it was damaged during the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran. Reza Shah Pahlavi, founder of the Pahlavi dynasty who fled the country amid the 1979 revolution, was crowned in this palace.

People rush to inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the offices of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Tyre on March 2, 2026. Israel bombarded Lebanon on March 2, expanding the conflict across the region after the massive Israel-US attack on Iran that the US president launched to topple Tehran's ruling clerics, and killing their supreme leader o February 28.

People sift through debris of shops and residences destroyed by an airstrike on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region.

A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran on March 1, 2026.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on Mar. 1, 2026.

A Shiite Muslim holds a portrait of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they attempt to storm the US embassy in Islamabad on March 1, 2026 to condemn his death amid US-Israel strikes. At least nine people were killed during pro-Iran protests at the United States consulate in the Pakistan megacity of Karachi on March 1, according to a hospital toll seen by AFP.

Women weep as thousands of people gather in Enghelab Square for a pro-government demonstration after Iranian state media confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region.

Thousands of people gather in Enghelab Square for a pro-government demonstration after Iranian state media confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was confirmed killed after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. allies in the region.

A screengrab from a video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows an unmanned aerial vehicle on a runway at an unknown location, in this image obtained from social media released on Feb. 28, 2026.

According to President Donald Trump, the United States joined Israel in launching military strikes, as well as "major combat operations," to target Iran's missile capabilities. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the joint strikes with Israel on Iran, an Israeli source confirmed to USA TODAY. Trump also confirmed on Truth Social that the leader had been killed.

A screengrab from a video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows smoke and dust rising following an explosion at an unknown location, in this image obtained from social media released on Feb. 28, 2026.

A still image released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows a rocket launch from a ship, in this picture obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026.

A view shows the aftermath of an Israel and the U.S. strike on a building in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.

A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026.

Remains of a car in the aftermath of an Israel and the U.S. strike on a building in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.

People gather at the site of a destroyed building at a school where, as the state media reports, several people were killed in an Israeli airstrike, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Minab, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on February 28, 2026. Iranian state media reported on February 28 that Israel struck a school in southern Iran, resulting in 40 deaths.

People and rescue forces work following an Israel strike on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026.

Iranian people run for cover in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026, as explosions are heard after a reported strike and Israel announced it had launched a "preemptive strike" on Iran, with sirens sounding in Jerusalem and phone alerts warning of an "extremely serious" threat.

A satellite image shows a frigate on fire at the Konarak naval base in Iran, February 28, 2026.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

Smoke rises following an explosion after the U.S. and Israel reportedly launched an attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026, in this screen grab taken from video.

A graffiti on a wall reads" Down with the U.S.A", after Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.

People run for cover following an explosion, after Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026.

A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. After explosions were seen in the Iranian capital, the office of the Israeli Defense Minister issued a statement saying it had launched a preemptive strike against the country.

A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. Two loud blasts were heard in Tehran on February 28 morning by AFP journalists, and two plumes of thick smoke were seen over the centre and east of the Iranian capital.

Israel's defence ministry announced it had launched a "preemptive strike" on Iran as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and people across the country received phone alerts about an "extremely serious" threat.

U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 27, 2026. Hours later, Trump made live comments about the military strikes he launched against Iran.

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.

A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. Two loud blasts were heard in Tehran on February 28 morning by AFP journalists, and two plumes of thick smoke were seen over the centre and east of the Iranian capital. Israel's defence ministry announced it had launched a "preemptive strike" on Iran as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and people across the country received phone alerts about an "extremely serious" threat.

Buildings inin Tehran stand after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, February 28, 2026.

Iranians try to clear a street amid heavy traffic in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026, as explosions are heard following a reported strike and Israel announced it had launched a "preemptive strike" on Iran, with sirens sounding in Jerusalem and phone alerts warning of an "extremely serious" threat.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese area of al-Qatrani on February 28, 2026. Lebanon's foreign minister said on February 24 his country feared its infrastructure could be hit by Israeli strikes if the situation with Iran escalates, after Israel intensified its attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah

Anti-riot police stand in front of state building that is covered with a giant anti-U.S. billboard depicting the destruction of a US aircraft carrier in downtown Tehran on a main street in Tehran on February 21, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. In recent weeks, the United States had moved vast numbers of military vessels and aircraft to Europe and the Middle East. The US and Israel proceeded to launched strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026,