Why have the US and Israel attacked Iran? Video: Naomi O'LearyFears of a protracted and complex war deepened as missile strikes were exchanged by countries across the Gulf on Monday, pushing the Middle East into a new chapter of volatility. People view damage to shops and residences destroyed by an air strike on Monday in Tehran, Iran. The reported strike took place on a girls’ elementary school in the town of Minab in southern Iran on Saturday. The Israeli military said late on Monday night that it was carrying out strikes on Hizbullah command centres and weapons storage facilities in Beirut.
