US launches ninth night of strikes on Iran amid escalating Middle East violence

The Middle East saw renewed violence early Monday as the United States conducted a ninth night of strikes against Iran. Kuwait announced it was intercepting drones, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed to have struck an "enemy command center" in Syria.

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The IAEA is looking into reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, Iran. The facility is in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when last visited by the IAEA.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated the attacks aimed to degrade Iranian military capabilities used against commercial vessels and civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz. This escalation occurs amid a deadlock in peace talks, with Iran having previously targeted US allies and military assets, and virtually blocking the vital waterway.

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While the reported attack is not believed to pose any radiological risk, DG Rafael Mariano Grossi reiterates call for military restraint in the vicinity of all nuclear-related sites.

Kuwait's army confirmed its air defenses were engaged with hostile drone attacks following Iranian aggression. Iran's Revolutionary Guards, in a statement reported by state news agency IRNA, announced a "surprise attack" on a command center in Syria's Al-Tanf region, retaliating for the deaths of soldiers in Iran.

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The terrorist and criminal regime of the US, which has no nature other than bullying and lawlessness, in an aggressive and brutal act contrary to international law, attacked the Darkhoin power plant site under construction - one of the symbols of the dignity and scientific self-sufficiency of the Iranian nation - with a number of projectiles.

These events follow a weekend where the US reported three new military fatalities and one service member missing. Two died in Iranian missile and drone attacks on Jordan, and another service member perished during the detonation of unexploded ordnance from an Iranian drone in Iraq. President Donald Trump stated the latest US strikes "hit them very hard again tonight" in honor of the fallen American service members. The US toll has reached 17 confirmed fatalities since the conflict began on February 28, while Iran's health ministry reported 50 killed and over 500 injured in recent fighting.

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