DUBAI: President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran would “pay” for killing US soldiers after multiple service members were killed in action over the weekend.
The US also conducted a new round of airstrikes against Iran on Monday.
Iran responded by launching attacks on American allies Kuwait and Bahrain, home of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet.
Even as the US and Iran inch closer to all-out war, glimmers of hope appeared on the diplomatic front, with Iran’s interior minister traveling to Pakistan, a key mediator in the conflict, for talks.
The interim deal signed last month that was meant to end the fighting has crumbled and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — a vital supply route for world energy supplies — has largely stalled. As fighting intensifies, both sides have targeted civilian infrastructure relied on by millions of people.
