U.S. and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to war
Samy Magdy, Associated Press Samy Magdy, Associated Press Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Elena Becatoros, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict. Following a few days of respite, fears of a wider war have grown, with renewed fighting threatening to engulf even more countries: Jordan said Thursday 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.
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Iran's official IRNA news agency said three people were killed and two were wounded in a strike on the island of Qeshm, which lies just off the Iranian mainland in the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial waterway for the world's energy supplies that has been at the center of the conflict. 1 dead — one person The strait is once again effectively closed — and in recent weeks, fighting elsewhere has squeezed energy supplies further.
