US and Iran trade missile barrages as war drags on

The US and Iran yesterday each fired barrages of missiles, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for any quick resolution. After a brief respite, the risk of a return to all-out war emerged once more, with the fighting threatening to engulf even more countries: Jordan yesterday said it intercepted Iranian missiles for the second consecutive day, while Kuwait said a strike in the northern part of the country killed one person. Also this week, drones caused fires on ships at an Egyptian port, and Saudi Arabia said it came under fire from Iran-backed militias in Iraq. Smoke rises following explosion at an unknown location, during what US Central Command said were strikes on Iran, in a screen grab from a video released on Wednesday. Photo: US Central Command