Sri Lanka, March 3 -- The Israel-Iran war has entered its third day with sustained air strikes, expanding missile exchanges, and rising casualties across the Middle East, transforming what began as joint United States-Israeli operations against Iran into a widening regional conflict.
Explosions have continued across Iran, Israel, and several Gulf states since Saturday, when Washington and Tel Aviv launched coordinated attacks targeting Iranian military, leadership, and infrastructure sites. Tehran responded with waves of ballistic missiles and drones aimed at Israeli cities and at US military installations across the region, fulfilling earlier warnings that any strike on Iranian territory would trigger retaliation against American bases...