The US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolutionCAIRO -- The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles Thursday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict. Also this week, drones caused fires on ships at an Egyptian port, and Saudi Arabia said it came under fire from Iran-backed militias in Iraq. Saudi Arabia has accused the Iraqi militias of firing drones against its oil facilities over the past days. That route became even more important during the war, as Saudi Arabia used it to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, the Houthis said they had launched drones targeting facilities used to transport oil across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.