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The US military says it has begun a new round of strikes against Iran to “further degrade” its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/b><\/p>\n
The strikes – the 10th consecutive night of attacks – come after US President Donald Trump vowed to punish Iran for the deaths of US soldiers, two of whom have been identified by the Pentagon.<\/p>\n
Trump earlier said Iran had been hit “very hard” the previous night “in honour” of three US soldiers killed recently – two in Jordan and one in Iraq. Iran’s military and communications sites were struck.<\/p>\n
Iran said it had targeted sites in Bahrain, Jordan and Syria, with President Masoud Pezeshkian saying Iran was now fighting a “full-scale war” with the US.<\/p>\n
At the same time, Tehran said diplomatic messages were still being exchanged by both sides through intermediaries, despite a collapse of a ceasefire.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday night the Department of Defense confirmed the identities of two of the US soldiers \u2013 Pte Isabella Gonzales, 19, from Texas, and Lt Tyler James Feehan, 25, from Hawaii – who were killed in an Iranian strike on the Muwaffaq Salti base in Jordan over the weekend.<\/p>\n
US Central Command (Centcom) said earlier a third service member also went missing in action after the attack, and unidentified remains were later found in the area.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the region, Jordan’s military said late on Monday it had shot down three Iranian missiles as sirens sounded across the country warning of incoming fire.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Kuwait’s armed forces said they had intercepted Iranian drones.<\/p>\n
Bahrain said drones launched by Iran had targeted its air navigation systems – but traffic remained unaffected.<\/p>\n
On the US strikes the previous night, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that several cities had been hit including Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr and Bandar Imam Khomeini.<\/p>\n
Iranian state media reported that two oil tankers had exploded as the vessels tried to cross the strait.<\/p>\n
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the tankers were going through what it called an “unsafe and hazardous southern route” of the strait and “exploded and were brought to a halt”. Centcom disputed the claims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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