Israel-Iran conflict shows no signs of ending as it enters its fourth day

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran began a fresh round of attacks on each other Monday, with the death toll mounting and the chance of a quick victory for Israel evaporating as the conflict entered its fourth day.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran began a fresh round of attacks on each other Monday, with the death toll mounting and the chance of a quick victory for Israel evaporating as the conflict entered its fourth day.

Responding to new Israeli strikes on surface-to-surface missile sites in Iran, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard said it had launched its own wave of missile attacks on Israel “with greater force and intensity than before.”

Israel, which launched the latest conflict Friday, said it had achieved “full aerial superiority” over Iran’s capital, Tehran, likening the conditions to its dominance over the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. At least 224 people in Iran have been killed since Israel’s initial attack Friday, Iranian state media reported, while 24 people have been killed by Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel.

Israel says its military campaign is aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, citing the “existential threat” it would face if Iran were to develop an atomic bomb.