Mideast in Pictures: U.S.-Israel war against Iran upends lives of ordinary people across region

A boy clears debris of a damaged building in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Shadati)

CAIRO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The conflict ignited by the United States and Israel against Iran has caused immense devastation across the region. Iran and Israel have sustained heavy damage, while Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and the Gulf Arab states have also experienced significant destruction or disruption. Türkiye, still grappling with economic challenges, is also feeling the impact.

People spend the night on the platform of a metro station in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

This photo taken on March 3, 2026 shows the debris inside a classroom of Shahid Mahallati School in Tehran, Iran. The school was damaged in the ongoing joint military campaign by the United States and Israel. (Xinhua/Shadati)

A Lebanese man is pictured near buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Haret Saida, southern Lebanon, on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Rescuers work at the site of the Islamic Group's offices destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Sidon, southern Lebanon, March 3, 2026. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)