US strikes Iran after troop deaths; Tehran targets Kuwait bases

The United States initiated new airstrikes against Iran early Sunday, responding to the deaths of two American service members and the disappearance of a third in Jordan, which the U.S. military attributed to an Iranian attack.

In a retaliatory move, Iran's army announced it had launched "large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones" targeting the U.S. military's ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and radar systems at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. This action was framed as a response to American strikes on Iranian territory, according to a statement broadcast by state media.

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The strikes are designed to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan last night.

U.S. Central Command confirmed the airstrikes began at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, ordered by President Donald Trump. The stated objective was to "further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces" responsible for the attacks on American personnel in Jordan.

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Washington would pay for “seeking to escalate the conflict”.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had previously warned that Washington would face consequences for "seeking to escalate the conflict." His office issued a statement asserting that U.S. actions demonstrated the worthlessness of President Trump's signature and warned of "even heavier costs and further humiliation" for the United States.

Major General Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military adviser to Khamenei, further warned that Tehran would resume "full-scale offensive operations" if U.S. strikes persisted, indicating Iran would "no longer limit itself to retaliatory, like-for-like responses."

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Iran will no longer limit itself to retaliatory, like-for-like responses.