he United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced overnight (between Saturday and Sunday) the commencement of an intense wave of strikes in Iran—marking the eighth consecutive night. This comes against the backdrop of repeated attacks and Iranian violations of the memorandum of understanding, as well as the deaths of two American service members following an Iranian attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan, which also resulted in the injury of several other troops.
1+“Today, U.S. forces began a new wave of airstrikes against Iran,” CENTCOM stated in a release. “The strikes are intended to continue degrading Iran’s capability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and to swiftly punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces, which carried out attacks last night against American service members in Jordan.” According to a report by the NYT, dozens of American soldiers have been injured in at least four Iranian attacks in Jordan over the past week.
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As a reminder, the United States launched its seventh wave of strikes in Iran during the night between Friday and Saturday, since the Americans resumed targeting the Iranian terror regime, which has repeatedly violated its commitments—particularly regarding keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.
Subsequent reports and the U.S. announcement revealed that numerous strategic targets were bombed in Iran overnight, including surveillance sites, military logistical infrastructure, underground weapons depots, and naval capabilities. According to the Americans, the strikes utilized fighter jets, drones, warships, and “other assets.”
1+In response to the American attacks, the terror regime increased the pace of its strikes against various targets across the Middle East, including Kuwait and Jordan, alongside a particularly significant wave of attacks directed at Saudi Arabia—which was met with intense anger from the Arab nation. As part of the outcomes of the overnight attack, the Americans sustained two direct hits on a military base in Jordan. Consequently, the U.S. suffered casualties—two American soldiers were killed in the strike on the military base in Jordan, and another is missing, according to the U.S. military.