Good morning from the Financial Times.

Today is Monday, March 2nd, and this is a special edition of your FT News briefing.

The U.S. and Israel have launched their most vigorous attempt to overthrow the Islamic regime

since it came to power in 1979.

That will have sweeping ramifications for the country, the wider Middle East, and economies

around the world.

Today, we're bringing you coverage from Washington to Tehran.

I'm Victoria Craig, and here's the news you need to start your day.

Thank you. need to start your day. Over the past 72 hours, the U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran with air strikes.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hamenei, who ruled the country with an iron fist for nearly four decades, is dead.

Other senior leaders in the Iranian regime have also been killed in the strikes.

It's tense on the ground in Iran, and Najme Buzorgmir is our Tehran correspondent.

She explains people there feel as though they're standing at the threshold of a new

and unpredictable chapter in their lives. A wave of fear, anxiety and profound uncertainty has swept

across the capital city. Tehran since Saturday, when U.S. and Israeli strikes began. The killing

of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khanini

has satisfied his opponents while leaving his supporters in mourning. Confusion is also deepening.

Residents fear, the conflict might not end anytime soon. People asking one another,

the same urgent question, should they remain

at home and follow the news or leave the city in search of safety? Schools and universities

are shut down in Tehran and shops are closed. Only health centers, grocery stores and banks

operate. Highways leading out of of their own are filled with traffic.

...