Both sides are digging in for an extended conflict. The war has killed more than 2,000 people and created the biggest-ever oil supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Some U.S. officials and advisers urge a quick end to the war, warning that surging gasoline prices could exact a high political price from the president's Republican Party.

Since the United States and Israel first attacked Iran on Feb. 28, war has exploded across the Middle East. At least 1,444 Iranians had been killed as of March 13, including at least 168 children who were killed in a strike on an elementary school. Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon has killed more than 600 people and displaced over 800,000. Iran's …

Trump urges allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's foreign minister says the US attacked Kharg Island from Ras Al-Khaimah and a place "very close to Dubai". Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out missile and drone strikes on targets in Israel and three US bases in the region on Sunday.

Iranian officials threatened to kill Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel launched a wave of missiles towards western Iran on Sunday morning. The Iranian war entered its third week on Saturday. The US and Israel launched joint military operation that targeted military infrastructure across Iran and eliminated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and 40 top officials.

The US and Israel are engaged in a war with Iran. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright believes the conflict will end in the next few weeks or sooner. He believes Americans are facing short-term pain at the pump in a midterm election year for the larger goal of eliminating Iran as a threat to Middle East.

IRGC said it struck three US air bases in the region with missiles and drones. The attacks were part of the 52nd wave of "Operation True Promise 4" which it described as retaliation for the killing of workers in Iranian industrial zones. Two people were injured in Holon, central Israel, following the latest Iranian ballistic missile attack.

Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz is only closed to American, Israeli ships and tankers and not to others. Tensions in the Strait have propelled the cost of oil to above $100 a barrel and are threatening economic dislocation worldwide. Iran and Russia have strengthened ties over the past decade in response to U.S. opposition.

Trump wants a naval coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil shipments transit. Iran has closed the strait in response to the attacks by the US and Israel. Iran's new supreme leader has promised to keep the maritime artery closed. Analysts say Trump's solution is fraught with problems.