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Today, Israel's expanding war with Iran, five days in.

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The past few days have been a blizzard of headlines we long feared were coming.

There's been no let up in the exchange of strikes as the death toll continues to climb.

Iranian President, Massoud Bajcchkian, is urging his country to unite as Israeli attacks cause extensive damage in major cities. More breaking news out of Israel, where at least

eight people have been killed and dozens injured in the latest round of missile strikes launched by

Iran. Israel's National Emergency Service says multiple locations were hit.

This war launched by Israel against Iran has been building for decades.

And as of Tuesday morning, it's escalating and so is the civilian toll.

The But as Iranians, as Iranians flee the capital Tehran and missiles strike Israeli cities, some things are becoming less clear.

Like what Israel actually wants from this war,

whether it can achieve it from the skies,

and most important of them all,

will Donald Trump join the war on Israel's side

or make a deal with Iran to end it.

From The Guardian, I'm Michael Safi.

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