In response to Iran’s alleged ballistic missile attacks on US personnel on Tuesday, the US military claims to have finished a “heavy wave” of strikes. In retaliation for Iran firing on US sites in Jordan and at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Centcom claimed to have struck “dozens” of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets. Three people, including a two-year-old kid, were killed in the most recent strikes on Qeshm island, according to Iranian official television. Other places in the country’s west and south were also struck.
The battle has grown throughout the past week, with the first combined US-Saudi operations against Iranian proxies in Iraq being made public. Since a ceasefire in April that was intended to halt the months-long conflict broke down in June, Iran and the US have been involved in increasing strikes and counterattacks. Iran has attacked commerce in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Gulf and Arabian Seas, and fired missiles and drones at US assets in Middle Eastern nations, while the US has bombed Iranian locations and blockaded Iranian ports.
According to an unidentified US official reported by news outlet Axios on Wednesday, Trump met Saudi defense minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, who expressed Saudi Arabia’s desire to reduce tensions.
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