Mideast in Pictures: 30 days into U.S.-Israeli war on Iran-Xinhua
Mideast in Pictures: 30 days into U.S.-Israeli war on Iran
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2026-03-29 23:36:16
People attend a rally against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran outside the Los Angeles City Hall in California, the United States, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)
CAIRO, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Thirty days into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the conflict in the Middle East shows no signs of de-escalation.
Iran remains defiant, launching counter-strikes and navigating leadership reconstruction following the deaths of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top leaders.
Israel engages on multiple fronts. Continued strikes from Iran, along with attacks from Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis, have stretched its defenses. Several advanced missiles and cluster munitions have penetrated its multi-layered air defense systems, causing significant casualties and damage.
In Washington, officials are exploring a negotiated exit, with tentative timelines of four to six weeks. Yet the campaign has produced neither a decisive breakthrough nor a clear path to resolution.
Neighboring states brace for spillover across the region, global oil markets react sharply, and major countries are scrambling to contain the escalation.
As of the one-month mark, the region remains precariously on edge, with the potential for broader conflict looming.
This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows schoolbags at an attacked girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran's southern province of Hormozgan. At least 175 people were killed in the U.S.-Israeli attack which hit the school three times, causing a roof collapse. Over 100 of the victims were schoolchildren. (Mehr News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows an explosion during missile strikes by Iran in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)The ruins of buildings are pictured in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Shadati)People walk towards the exit of an underground shelter after the air-raid siren was lifted in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel, March 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)This photo taken on March 3, 2026 shows a view of the damaged Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran. The Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was partially damaged in air raids during U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. (Xinhua)People attend gatherings to pledge allegiance to Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Shadati)This photo released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on March 17, 2026 shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaking on the phone, allegedly "ordering the elimination of senior Iranian regime officials." (Xinhua)This photo taken with a mobile phone shows emergency responders working at an impact site of an Iranian missile attack in Arad, southern Israel, March 21, 2026. (Xinhua)Israeli security forces and emergency responders work at the site of an Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. A missile fired from Iran struck Tel Aviv on Tuesday, injuring several people and damaging buildings and vehicles, Israeli authorities said. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)This photo taken on March 28, 2026 shows a car service center which was hit by a missile strike in eastern Tehran, Iran. A joint U.S.-Israel military assault on Iran, which started on Feb. 28, triggered a sharp escalation across the Middle East, setting off waves of missile exchanges, mounting casualties, and far-reaching political and security repercussions. (Xinhua)Israeli troops stage at a staging area in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, March 13, 2026. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)The photo taken on March 12, 2026 shows buildings damaged by an Israeli airstrike in the Bachoura area of Beirut, Lebanon. The Israeli military announced on Thursday afternoon that it launched a new series of airstrikes in Beirut targeting Hezbollah targets. (Photo by Bilal Jawich / Xinhua)This photo taken on March 22, 2026 shows an explosion during an Israeli airstrike on a bridge over the Litani River in Qasmiyeh, southern Lebanon. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)Palestinians inspect the wreckage of a missile which fell in the town of Haris, north of Salfit in the West Bank, on March 24, 2026. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)Photo taken on March 18, 2026 shows an explosion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi air defences intercepted 8 ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh on Wednesday evening, the country's Ministry of Defence announced. (Xinhua)Smoke billows following a strike at a fuel depot at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, March 25, 2026, when Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted multiple drones and missiles from Iran. (Xinhua)A fire breaks out on a Thai cargo ship after it was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026. A Thai cargo ship came under attack on Wednesday while sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, said the Royal Thai Navy. So far, 20 crew members have been rescued and taken to Oman for settlement. (Royal Thai Navy/Handout via Xinhua)This photo taken on March 24, 2026, shows drivers pulling into gas stations in Ankara, Türkiye. The country faced a fourth round of fuel price hikes since the outbreak of the Iran war, with cumulative increases averaging more than 20 percent nationwide, according to industry estimates. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)■
