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The Middle East conflict has reached a new level of intensity as Iran and militias aligned with the Islamic Republic launched missile strikes targeting Israel, prompting retaliatory attacks from Israeli forces and the United States against Iranian positions.<\/p>

The exchange of fire represents a major escalation in the regional war, with the conflict now directly involving Iran in missile attacks against Israeli territory.<\/p>

Associated Press photographers have documented the aftermath of these attacks through a collection of images showing the impact on Israeli communities following Iran’s missile barrage.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The conflict in the Middle East has intensified with Iran and its allied militias launching missile attacks against Israel. Israel and the United States have responded with strikes on Iranian targets, marking a significant expansion of the ongoing war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772440235915.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-7PP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30075,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/middle-east-conflict-escalates-as-iran-backed-forces-target-us-troops\/","url_meta":{"origin":30121,"position":0},"title":"Middle East Conflict Escalates as Iran-Backed Forces Target US Troops","author":"Admin","date":"March 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Military tensions have intensified across the Middle East as Iranian-backed militias launched drone attacks against American forces in Iraq, while Israeli and U.S. airstrikes continue pounding Iranian targets. 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