Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded Monday with statements of defiance and increasing casualties. Iranian cleric Alireza Arafi, delivering his first public remarks since he was made a member of Iran's temporary leadership council, said he hoped that a new supreme leader would be "quickly" appointed to replace Ali Khamenei. Here is the latest. 3:0... [49199 chars]