US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes of a quick end fade

After a few days of respite the exchange of strikes resumed on Thursday in a war now in its fifth month. Jordan said it had intercepted Iranian missiles for the second day running, Kuwait reported one person killed in a strike in the north of the country, and Saudi Arabia said it had come under fire from Iran-backed militias in Iraq. The war, which President Donald Trump initially said would last four to five weeks, has pushed fuel prices up and is drawing down the American weapons stockpiles needed to defend bases and allies.

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