U.S.-Iran Escalation Deepens as Strikes Proliferate and Peace Deal Fails
With the interim peace agreement collapsed, the U.S. conducted an eighth straight night of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, while Iran retaliated against Gulf states hosting U.S. troops. The exchanges targeted IRGC facilities and coastal defenses, damaged a Kuwaiti desalination plant, and prompted missile interceptions in Jordan and Bahrain, raising fears for oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz as casualties are reported and a war of words intensifies between Tehran and Washington.
