US and Iran exchange fire as Vance says deal could be months away | First Thing
Vice-president says he expects war to end in a week – or a few months. Plus, get ready for start of Fifa men’s World Cup Good morning. US forces have launched strikes against Iran in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter near the strait of Hormuz a day earlier, and Iran has retaliated by hitting American airbases in the Middle East. The exchange of fire came as the US vice-president, JD Vance, was vague on the possible timeframe for ending the Iran war, saying it could conclude in a w…
