A missile launched from Iran is pictured in the sky from the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on March 1, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, killing Iran’s supreme leader and top military leaders, prompting authorities to retaliate with strikes on Israel and U.S. bases across the Gulf.
COMMENTARY: No matter what the U.S. does, the Iran that emerges from this war will be different.