US and Iran exchange strikes for eighth day after Jordan base attack kills two soldiers
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The US and Iran have exchanged strikes for an eighth consecutive day after an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan killed two US soldiers and left another missing, according to a single-source report from BBC News. Iranian media reported that an under-construction nuclear power plant in Darkhoveyn and Qeshm Island were struck overnight, while a Kuwaiti electricity and water plant was hit for a second time. Jordan’s military shot down three Iranian missiles, with a fourth falling in a remote area, following a US warning that the port of Aqaba could be targeted. The US said its strikes were designed to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and to punish forces that attacked American service members. The US death toll in the conflict has risen to 16 after a missing Navy pilot was declared dead, while Iran’s health ministry reports at least 50 killed and over 500 injured in US strikes over three weeks. A preliminary ceasefire deal struck in June collapsed within weeks, with President Donald Trump declaring it over on 8 July.
What’s reported
Two US soldiers were killed and one is missing after an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan.
Iranian media reported strikes on an under-construction nuclear power plant in Darkhoveyn and Qeshm Island.
A Kuwaiti electricity and water plant was hit for a second time, local officials said.
Jordan’s military shot down three Iranian missiles; a fourth fell in a remote area.
The US said its strikes aimed to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US death toll in the conflict has risen to 16 after a missing Navy pilot was declared dead.
Iran’s health ministry says at least 50 people have been killed and more than 500 injured in US strikes over three weeks.
A preliminary ceasefire deal collapsed less than a month after it began; President Donald Trump declared it over on 8 July.
Key figures
Pete Hegseth, US Defence Secretary
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader
President Donald Trump
Sources: BBC News
