Photos: The World Responds to War

As the death toll reportedly rises in Iran and violence spreads through the Middle East, people around the world are responding to the war launched Saturday by the United States and Israel. Confusion, fear, celebration, destruction, and protest have defined the last 12 hours. Here are some of the scenes unfolding across the globe: Iran Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. AP Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of a strike that, according to Iranian state media, killed dozens at a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran. Iranian Students’ News Agency/AP A group of demonstrators wave Iranian flags in support of the government and against US and Israeli strikes in Tehran on Saturday. Vahid Salemi/AP Motorists make their way along a street in Tehran. ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty United States A screen grab from a video released by President Donald Trump, announcing combat operations against Iran President Trump Via Truth Social/Anadolu via Getty A “March 4 Democracy” protest in Washington, DC, on February 28 Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Israel People take shelter in Jerusalem as Iran launches missiles and drones in the wake of US-Israeli attacks. Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty An intercept missile tracks and chases an incoming Iranian missile, as seen over Jerusalem rooftops. Nir Alon/ZUMA Around the World Syrian children inspect the wreckage of an Iranian rocket that was reportedly intercepted by Israeli forces in the countryside of Quneitra, near the Golan Heights, close to the town of Ghadir al-Bustan. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP via Getty French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a government meeting in Paris. He called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council , saying the escalation “must stop.” Anna KURTH / POOL / AFP via Getty Long lines formed at gas stations across Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Berlin: At a demonstration, a man wears a cap with the slogan “Make Iran Great Again.” Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Protesters opposing the attack on Iran chant slogans and wave placards and flags in London. Guy Smallman/Getty Palestinians crowd into markets in Khan Younis to buy goods, fearing price hikes following the outbreak of another war. Abed Rahim Khatib/picture alliance via Getty