The Middle East is being engulfed by the U.S.
and Israeli war on Iran.
Iran is retaliating with strikes on allies of the U.S.,
and Israel is pounding Lebanon after Hezbollah fired rockets.
President Trump says this could go on for weeks.
I'm Laila Fardil, that's A.
Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News.
Three U.S.
service members were killed by Iranian strikes.
Here's what the president said about that.
And sadly, there will likely be more.
Before it ends, that's the way it is.
Likely be more.
And America's Gulf allies are taking the brunt of Iran's retaliation.
Waves of missiles and drones are turning expat cities such as Doha and Dubai into battlefields.
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military action in Iran.
President Trump calls it a war and says the goal is regime change.