Dhaka, March 28 -- Israel said on Saturday it had detected a missile fired from Yemen, the first since the Iran war began, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US expected to conclude military operations within weeks, not months.

A month after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, the conflict has spread across the Middle East, killing thousands and causing the biggest disruption ever to energy supplies, hitting the global economy and fuelling inflation fears.

While Israel said it was again hitting targets across Iran's capital on Saturday, it identified what it said was a missile launched from Yemen.

Risk of Broadening War

Hours earlier, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they were prepared to act if what the group call...