U.S. forces struck Iran for a ninth consecutive day on Monday as the number of confirmed American military deaths in the renewed fighting rose to three and concerns grew over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The US and Iran exchanged fresh strikes across the Middle East as fighting over the Strait of Hormuz intensified, pushing oil prices higher and widening the conflict.

An American service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday, the US military said a day after announcing two troops died in an Iranian attack in Jordan.

WASHINGTON -- US forces launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday evening for the ninth consecutive night, according to the US Central Command.

The fresh rounds of violence came after the US announced three new American military fatalities.

US Iran war news: United States forces conducted ninth consecutive strikes against Iran on Monday. Three American military deaths were confirmed in the renewed fighting. …