It has been six months since February 28, when the US and Israel shocked the world by launching missile strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian officials in Tehran, as well as scores of children in a school in Minab, southern Iran.US President Donald Trump then claimed the conflict would only last “four to five weeks”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Six months of war between Iran, US leave Arab states facing tough questionslist 2 of 3Six months on, Trump’s Iran strategy is starting to pay offlist 3 of 3Six months on, Iran is still standing, but survival is becoming more costlyend of listIn the months since, the war has erupted on several other fronts, reaching as far as the Caspian Sea. It has triggered a global oil supply crisis as the US and Iran battle for control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which more than one-fifth of oil and natural gas cargo transited.And it has resulted in an estimated 8,000-10,000 deaths, as well as tens of thousands of injuries.The conflict is also realigning the global order, experts say, as new alliances form and dominant ones show signs of crumbling.Here’s what we know:Presi...

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