Trump says conflict may last weeks as U.S., Israel intensify attacks on Iran

The war in the Middle East spiraled further Monday as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. has “the capability to go far longer ” than it’s projected four to five week time frame for it’s military operations. Tehran and it’s allies hit back against Israel, neighboring gulf states and targets critical to the world’s energy production. The intensity of the attacks, the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, and the lack of any apparent exit plan indicated the conflict would not end anytime soon. According to reports at least 555 people have been killed in Iran so far. In Israel 11 people have been killed with 31 in Lebanon, according to authorities.