From the New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is a special episode of The Daily.

We have breaking news that we're following from overnight.

The U.S. and Israel have launched a wide-scale assault on Iran.

Breaking news this hour.

Smoke can be seen coming from buildings in Tehran, and people have reportedly been running

away in panic there.

This weekend, the United States and Israel have launched a massive attack against Iran,

killing the Supreme Leader, and, according to Iranian State media, several people in the country's leadership structure.

This is very big news.

These strikes are now officially decapitation strikes.

The strikes were the most aggressive military action that the U.S. has taken against Iran in generations,

aimed at toppling a regime that president after president has deemed an enemy of the United States.

A missile fragment falling to the ground and exploding in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

But the attack has already prompted retaliation across the region, as well as fears about a wider conflict that could reshape the Middle East.

You can hear the sirens are going off right now, and this is indicating essentially that there is a barrage of missiles coming towards Israel.

U.S. embassies across the region are now telling Americans to shelter in place and just in,

the State Department is now urging all U.S. citizens in Lebanon to get out while commercial options are still available.

Today, my colleagues Mark Mazzetti and David Sanger explain what's next for Iran and what these strikes threaten to unleash.

It's Sunday, March 1st.

David Mark Mazzini. First. David, Mark, welcome to the show. Thank you. Good to be back, Rachel.

So in my lifetime, there have been many false alarms about a full-fledged U.S. war with Iran,

where it seemed like we were close, but obviously it did not happen.

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