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US-Iran news LIVE: US launches airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran after 2 servicemen's death in Jordan

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Sana Fazili
US-Iran news LIVE: US launches airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran after 2 servicemen's death in Jordan
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Tensions between the US and Iran have intensified as both nations exchange strikes across the Middle East, including attacks in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. Iran claims US strikes have caused civilian casualties, while the US maintains its actions are intended to degrade Iranian military capabilities.

US-Iran news highlights: A fire broke out at a power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait after an Iranian attack, the country's Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Ministry said on Saturday, adding that several power generation units were shut down.It said efforts were under way to contain the fire and carry out repairs.Iran Guards on Saturday said it struck US combat aircraft site at Sheikh Isa airbase in Bahrain, Tasnim News Agency reported.Jordan's armed forces intercepted 10 missiles from Iran on Saturday morning, Jordanian media reported.Iran said Saturday that two oil tankers transiting through the Strait of Hormuz hit mines and exploded, though the US military has disputed the claim.Sirens went off in Bahrain as Iran and the US continued exchanging strikes in the Middle East for nearly a week now. Iran also said that it targeted US military facilities in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain in a fresh wave of retaliatory attacks, hours after US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced its seventh consecutive night of strikes.Iran says three killed in fresh strikesAs bombing intensified in the region, Iran said three people were killed in US strikes.Hormuz tensions flareIran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that two oil tankers directed by "deceptive American intelligence agencies" exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, which the US military quickly denied.The Revolutionary Guards also said on state television they "stopped" four ships trying to transit the critical waterway.US says attacks continue to degrade Iran's military capabilitiesUS forces, meanwhile, reported striking Iran with attacks designed to "continue degrading Iranian military capabilities," according to a statement by US Central Command shared on X.In the biggest escalation since the foes resumed hostilities, Iran accused US forces of targeting civilian infrastructure, including an airport, a railway station and two bridges, and said it had struck US assets across the region.

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