U.S. military conducts strikes on Iran for 10th consecutive night
The latest attack comes after three American service members died in the conflict recently, including one who was killed over the weekend while detonating an Iranian drone. The other two died Friday in strikes in Jordan.
The United States Central Command said Monday that it has launched another round of strikes on Iran, marking the 10th consecutive night of doing so since a ceasefire between the two countries officially ended.
Fighting in the region resumed last week after negotiations failed to end the conflict, which was in a state of nominal ceasefire for months. In June, the countries signed a memorandum of understanding extending the ceasefire by 60 days.
CENTCOM said the latest strikes began at 4 p.m. Eastern and were issued at President Donald Trump's direction.
"The strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz," the military command said on X.
The latest attack comes after three American service members died in the conflict recently, including one who was killed over the weekend while detonating an Iranian drone. The other two died Friday in strikes in Jordan.
The command also said it has redirected 7 commercial vessels in the Arabian Sea as of Monday as part of its naval blockade against Iran and disabled one to prevent the ships from leaving or entering Iranian ports.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.