The United States launched more airstrikes in Iran on Sunday in response to the killing of U.S. troops, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.
Step by step, the U.S. and Iran have returned closer to all-out war as last month’s interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has stalled. Both sides have targeted civilian infrastructure relied on by millions of people.
The U.S. military said the latest strikes targeted Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to retaliate for Friday’s killing of troops in Jordan. The campaign, now in its second week, has seen the U.S. target bridges, water desalination plants and electrical facilities in Iran. Tehran has retaliated by hitting U.S.-allied countries throughout the Middle East.
Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain again activated air defenses Sunday as they warned of incoming Iranian drones and missiles. Israel warned Iran that missiles launched toward neighboring Jordan could cause fire to spill over into Israeli territory for the first time in weeks.
Iran says a nuclear site under construction was hit
