A banner depicting Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is displayed before Iranian flags and black banners near graves of recently-buried people killed in US-Israeli airstrikes at a cemetery in Tehran on March 9, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. The war has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to even usually peaceful areas of the volatile region. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP)