US launches ‘powerful’ strikes on Iran after Jordan attack
The US has bombed multiple cities across southern Iran in what Central Command described as a ‘heavy wave of strikes’.
The US has bombed multiple cities across southern Iran in what Central Command described as a ‘heavy wave of strikes’.
US Central Command says it intercepted "multiple" ballistic missiles fired by Iran.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) released footage of its forces launching the latest round of strikes against Iran.
A third US soldier has died, this time in Iraq, during what US Central Command called the "controlled detonation" of a downed Iranian drone. It brings the number of US soldiers killed in fighting to 17. This comes as the war in Iran expands following the fallout of a 60-day ceasefire in early July.
Washington launched its eighth consecutive wave of strikes in Iran overnight Saturday with US Central Command saying the latest attacks had targeted Iran's Revolutionary Guard in retaliation for Tehran's killing of two US troops at an airbase in Jordan. France 24 correspondent Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Majotaba Khamenei on Saturday vowed to teach the US "unforgettable lessons" in a written message broadcast on state TV. US Central Command reported its first troop deaths due to Iranian fire when two service members were killed and an another missing in an attack on a base in Jordan.
US Central Command said that a new wave of strikes was launched on Iran. It follows retaliatory strikes from Iran on sites in Jordan and Gulf states. DW has more.
De Amerikaanse krijgsmacht heeft een tanker aangevallen die onder Curaçaose vlag voer. Volgens het US Central Command zou het schip onderweg geweest zijn naar een haven in Iran. De VS heeft alle scheepvaart van en naar Iraanse havens verboden.
US Central Command said it has resumed daylight strikes on Iran, targeting coastal defences and missile sites. Tehran has reported casualties as tensions rise over a renewed blockade threat, calls for retaliation and the ongoing dispute over the Strait of Hormuz.
US CENTCOM completes third round of strikes on Iran
US President Trump and the US military's Central Command insisted on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz is open despite the Iranian navy declaring it closed. Both sides continue to exchange strikes. Follow DW for more.
The US military said on Saturday it struck 10 Iranian military targets at President Donald Trump's direction, extending attacks despite a fragile ceasefire. US Central Command said the strikes hit surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defence sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer…
US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.
US Central Command on Wednesday said that US forces had conducted an air strike in northwestern Syria that killed Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi, a senior Islamic State group leader, last Friday.