The US military said Saturday that it carried out an eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, with targets including units behind the attack that killed two American troops in Jordan.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it struck Iranian military facilities and “targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces that launched attacks against U.S. service members in Jordan on July 17.”
Iran rapidly announced its own retaliation, saying two US bases in Kuwait were targeted in response to more than a week of intensifying attacks.
The Iranian army announced it targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones, hitting an ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and Patriot radar and air surveillance systems at the Ali Al Salem Air Base.
Tehran had also launched fresh strikes in Jordan, where the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said two service members were killed Friday as they “defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks.” It said another service member was still missing in action.
Those deaths brought to 16 the confirmed number of US military fatalities since US-Israeli strikes started the war on February 28.
Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to teach the US “unforgettable lessons” as renewed hostilities flared on Saturday, saying Washington’s attacks in spite of a framework deal to end the war showed Donald Trump‘s signature to be worthless.
“Now that the American enemy seeks to incite war and bear its most serious consequences, it should know that the dear Iranian nation and the axis of resistance have unforgettable lessons to offer it,” he said, in a statement carried by state TV, adding that US violations of the deal “once again demonstrated to everyone the worthlessness of the American president’s signature”. (AFP)
