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A demonstrator holds a puppet depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hanging from a noose at a protest outside the Iranian embassy in London

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Fighting has erupted in Iran and the Middle East after Israel and the US attacked the country, following a US military build-up and Oman-mediated talks on Iran's nuclear program.

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Smoke rises after an Iranian drone attack in the port area of Dubai

Iran launches retaliatory strikes across Gulf region

Iran launches retaliatory strikes across Gulf region

Tehran says it views US military bases as legitimate targets as it responds to attacks on its territory.

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Police officers (L) walk near a destroyed motorcycle (fg) and a burnt-out armored truck (R)

Attacks on Iran trigger global Shiite protests

Attacks on Iran trigger global Shiite protests

In several countries, members of the Shiite branch of Islam vent their anger over the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pictured during a press conference (file photo)

Netanyahu threatens to intensify attacks on Tehran

Netanyahu threatens to intensify attacks on Tehran

"Our forces are now striking at the heart of Tehran with intense power, and this will only escalate," Israel's PM said.

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