Escalation widens as US-Iran clash follows deadly Jordan attack

The US and Iran are in their eighth straight night of exchanges after Iran attacked a Jordanian air base, killing two US soldiers and leaving another missing. In retaliation, the US said its strikes targeted Iranian military infrastructure while Tehran warned about impacts on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also claimed strikes on sites including a Darkhoveyn nuclear plant and Qeshm Island, with Jordan intercepting several missiles and Kuwait reporting damage to a power and water facility. The broader toll cited by officials includes 16 US deaths in the conflict and at least 50 Iranians killed with more than 500 injured, as the UN nuclear watchdog urged restraint.