The latest Middle East conflict continues spiraling days after Israel and the US launched their joint operation on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes on Israel and neighboring Gulf states and plunging the region into fear and uncertainty.
US and Israeli leaders have issued confident pronouncements that Iran’s military have been battered and are on the back foot. But Iranian missiles and drones keep coming – targeting US assets, energy infrastructure, and urban centers across the region.
The war has disrupted global travel, stranded foreign nationals and families, and spiked global commodity prices. Meanwhile, the number of civilian deaths and casualties in Iran and Lebanon is climbing higher.