US service member killed during detonation of Iranian drone in Iraq
A US soldier has been killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian downed drone.

A US soldier has been killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian downed drone.







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The US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran after two American soldiers were killed by Iranian strikes in Jordan.
Sirik and Hajiabad areas in Iran’s Hormozgan province targeted as US says revenge for killing of two soldiers.
Mojtaba Khamenei says Trump’s signature is ‘worthless’ and that ‘bullying’ is a core element of US foreign policy.
Pressure is expected to build on the Iranian public, as well as global energy markets due to the US blockade.
Towering plumes of smoke rose over Kuwait after Iranian strikes hit multiple locations in Mangaf.
Conflict has been escalating since US President Donald Trump declared 10 days ago that peace deal with Iran was over.

The US has bombed bridges and energy infrastructure in the seventh straight night of attacks on Iran.

Mohsen Rezaee has warned that if the US continues bombing Iran, Tehran will escalate its response into full-scale war.

The US has broadened its military campaign in Iran, says Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna.