As the Iran-U.S. war enters its fifth month, the conflict is spreading beyond the core battlefield and into neighboring countries. Iran said today that three of its soldiers were killed in a U.S. airstrike, while Jordan intercepted Iranian missiles for a second straight day and one civilian was killed in an air attack in Kuwait.
The latest sign of wider regional fallout came yesterday in Egypt’s Mediterranean port city of Damietta, where a drone attack set fire to two liquefied natural gas ships. No one has claimed responsibility, but Iran’s Houthi allies have a record of attacking ships in the nearby Red Sea. It is the first time Egypt has been targeted, and analysts say the war appears to be entering a new phase.
Public opinion in the United States is also shifting. In an AP-NORC poll conducted from July 23 to July 27, two-thirds of U.S. adults said the Iran war is not worth it. Among Republican supporters, 37% agreed, and support for President Donald Trump’s Iran policy fell to 28% from 34% last month.
Since the war began, 18 U.S. troops have been killed, according to the report.
