US launches new strikes on Iran after two soldiers killed in Jordan

Washington announced a fresh series of airstrikes against Iranian targets on Monday, marking an escalation in the region after Iranian-launched rockets struck a Jordanian military installation on Saturday, killing two U.S. service members. The Department of Defense said the retaliatory attacks were aimed at “key command and control facilities” linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and were conducted in coordination with coalition partners to degrade Iran’s ability to conduct further hostile operations.

The strikes hit multiple sites in Iran’s eastern provinces, with officials reporting no American casualties and no confirmed civilian deaths. Iranian officials condemned the U.S. action as a violation of international law, while Jordan’s defense ministry confirmed the loss of the two soldiers and pledged to cooperate with U.S. investigations. The episode adds to a series of confrontations that have heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, underscoring the fragile security environment in the Middle East.