US military launches new airstrikes to respond to Iran for deaths of US troops
Central Command said the strikes were meant to punish the Revolutionary Guard and weaken Iran’s threat to shipping after the Jordan attack killed 2 troops.
- On Saturday, the United States military launched airstrikes against Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps coastal surveillance and missile storage sites, directed by President Donald Trump to retaliate for an Iranian attack in Jordan that killed two American service members.
- Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become central to the conflict since Iran closed the waterway after the war began on February 28, prompting the U.S. to reimpose a naval blockade on Iranian ports to halt crude oil shipments.
- Since the conflict began, 16 U.S. service members have been killed and over 430 wounded. Iranian health officials reported that at least 50 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded in U.S. strikes over the past three weeks.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned of "unforgettable lessons" for the U.S. as Iranian forces retaliated by attacking facilities in Kuwait, hitting an oil site and power infrastructure. The State Department issued a global travel alert citing potential escalation.
- The deepening conflict continues to destabilize regional energy infrastructure, raising concerns of all-out war. U.S. foreign policy expert Aaron David Miller from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told ABC News the campaign is a "war of choice" with "no exit plan for this president.
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In his statements, he said that Tehran has suffered very serious damage and that "they have lost almost everything" on a military level.
Washington stated that the offensive seeks to reduce Iran’s ability to threaten navigation in the Strait of Ormuz. Tehran responded with further attacks on U.S. allies in the Middle East.
Iran retaliated against US allies in the region, and Kuwait reported that a power plant and water supply had been hit.
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