Israel and Iran have exchanged missile fire on Monday, with explosions heard across both countries on the hundredth day of the war that began in February.
Iran launched two waves of missiles at Israel after Israeli forces struck the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday — a move Tehran had long warned would trigger retaliation.
Israel then hit back, striking targets including a petrochemical plant in Iran's Khuzestan province.
Inzaman Rashid is Monocle's Dubai correspondent.
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Monocle's Inzaman Rashid in Dubai says the relationship between the US president and the Israeli prime minister is under growing strain.
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Washington says it was not involved in defending against the latest Iranian barrage, and the US Embassy in Jerusalem has ordered staff to shelter in place.
Richard Pater is director of the Britain-Israel Communications and Research Centre, speaking from Jerusalem.
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