The US-Israeli war with Iran is approaching its fifth day and the death toll continues to climb with one human rights group reporting over a thousand civilian deaths in Iran. US Admiral Brad Cooper says America's military has deployed more than 50,000 troops to the region and destroyed 17 Iranian ships so far in the operation dubbed "Epic Fury". While this conflict began with US-Israeli strikes against Iran, several other countries have now been dragged into the war. CNN's Matthew Chance spoke to Lisa Owen from Beirut.
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