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Western powers signal support for US as war spreads after strikes on Iran

Iraqi Shiites Muslim men chant anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, during a rally the day after the assassination of Iran's supreme leader, during a symbolic funeral in the district of Sadr City, in Baghdad on 1 March 2026. AFP - AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

Missile strikes and retaliatory attacks have spread across multiple countries, as Western powers signal support for Washington amid fears of a wider Middle East war.

The conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States widened sharply on Monday, with missile strikes, drone attacks and retaliatory bombardments rippling across the Middle East – raising fears that a regional war is no longer a distant possibility but an unfolding reality.

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