U.S. Widens Strikes on Iran After American Troops Killed
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The United States has launched another wave of airstrikes against Iran, expanding its military campaign after deadly Iranian attacks killed American service members in Jordan and Iraq.
The latest operation marked the ninth consecutive night of U.S. strikes. According to U.S. Central Command, the attacks targeted facilities linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and military capabilities allegedly used to threaten commercial vessels and civilian sailors crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
The escalation followed an Iranian missile and drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan that killed two U.S. service members. One American was initially reported missing, while four others required hospital treatment. CENTCOM later announced that unidentified remains had been recovered and were being examined.
A separate U.S. service member was killed in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian attack drone. Another soldier suffered a minor injury, bringing the number of American military deaths since the conflict began to 17.
“We hit them very hard again tonight,” U.S. President Donald Trump said, describing the latest strikes as a response honouring the American troops who were killed.
Footage released by the U.S. military appeared to show fighter jets and Tomahawk cruise missiles striking targets in Iran. Tehran also accused Washington of hitting the Darkhovin nuclear power plant construction site in southwestern Iran. The International Atomic Energy Agency said the facility remained in the early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material during its most recent inspection, meaning no radiological danger was expected.
Iran responded by firing missiles and drones toward U.S.-allied countries across the region. Jordan said its air defences intercepted several Iranian missiles without casualties, while Bahrain and Kuwait also activated their defence systems. Kuwait reported that a power generation and water desalination facility had been attacked for a second consecutive day.
The renewed confrontation has raised fears that the fighting could develop into a broader regional war. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply, while the collapse of an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran has further reduced the prospects of an immediate diplomatic resolution.
Iranian authorities said the latest U.S. strikes had killed at least 50 people and wounded 517 others, although Tehran has not released a complete assessment of the damage to its military infrastructure.
