What we know on day three of US-Israeli attacks on Iran

EXPLAINERA day after the Iranian supreme leader’s killing was confirmed, attacks have been reported in Dubai, Cyprus and across the region.Published On 2 Mar 2026|Updated: 7 minutes agoA day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing was confirmed in attacks by the United States and Israel, Iran continues to strike US assets across the Gulf region.The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday while talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme were ongoing. Iran hit back the same day with missile and drone attacks across the region, including targets in Israel as well as US military assets in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq.As tensions continue to escalate on the third day of the conflict, here is what things look like on Monday.Here is everything that has happened so farIn Iran Iran’s semiofficial news agency Mehr reported that more than 20 people were killed in an attack on Niloofar Square in Tehran. US President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview on Sunday that the joint US-Israeli operation had killed 48 Iranian leaders. At least two people were killed in an “enemy attack” on the central city of Sanandaj, according to the Iranian Fars news agency. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong told local media on Monday that Canberra does not plan to join the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. In Gulf nations On Monday morning, explosions were heard in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, as well as in Qatar’s capital, Doha. While Qatar was initially using the Patriot defence system to intercept incoming missiles and drones in its airspace, the Ministry of Defence said it is now deploying fighter planes to shoot them down over the waters of the Gulf. Qatar said Iranian missiles hit two energy-related sites in the country, with no reported injuries or fatalities. Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said the oil tanker MKD VYOM was attacked by an explosive-laden boat 52 nautical miles off Muscat’s coast, causing a fire and engine-room explosion that killed at least one crew member.