By MAX BEARAK, YEGANEH TORBATI, ISMAEEL NAAR and ERIC SCHMITT The United States and Iran exchanged fire for a second consecutive day Thursday, extending a pattern of hostilities that had all but shattered their fragile truce and left the Middle East suspended between war and peace. Both countries appeared to intensify their attacks in this latest round, expanding the scope or number of targets. The U.S. military said overnight that it had struck more than 170 targets in Iran during the…
