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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Belam

First Thing: US and Iran exchange fire as Vance says deal could be months away

A woman and children look at the burnt remains of a rocket lying on barren ground.
Israeli settlers look at a fallen rocket on the outskirts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jericho. Photograph: Ilia Yefimovich/AFP/Getty Images

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US forces have launched strikes against Iran in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter near the strait of Hormuz a day earlier, and Iran has retaliated by hitting American airbases in the Middle East. The exchange of fire came as the US vice-president, JD Vance, was vague on the possible timeframe for ending the Iran war, saying it could conclude in a week or a few months.

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