War widens as Israeli and US planes pound Iran and Tehran and its proxies hit back03/02/2026DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and allied armed groups are firing missiles at Israel, Arab states and U.S. military targets around the region. Meanwhile, Israel and the United States are pounding Iran. The war expanding to several fronts. Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American warplanes over its skies. The intensity of the attacks, the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the lack of any apparent exit plan indicated the conflict would not end anytime soon. It was already having far-reaching consequences. If attacked, Iran has long threatened to drag the region into total war, including targeting Israel, the Gulf Arab states and the flow of crude oil crucial for global energy markets. All of these came under attack on Monday.