Seven days of war in the Middle East: how the first week unfolded

Air strikes have shaken the Middle East after the US and Israel launched an attack against Iran, killing the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The conflict quickly spread across the region. The Guardian looks back at the seven days that ignited a war, which has already claimed the lives of more than 1,500 Seven days on, seven questions about the US-Israeli war on Iran Middle East crisis – live updates