
Iran launched retaliatory strikes in fury after the killing of its Supreme Leader.
After the longest-serving leader in the Middle East was killed in strikes while in office, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran launched strong retaliatory attacks, targeting key cities including Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and Manama in Bahrain. The strikes rattled the Arab world, with multiple American bases and targets across the region coming under attack from an angered and Khamenei-less power centre in Tehran.