US military strikes in Iran continue into 10th consecutive day

U.S. forces conducted a 10th consecutive day of strikes against Iran on Monday, U.S. Central Command announced in a post on X. “The strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said. The U.S. has struck dozens of Iranian military targets during the renewed attacks, including coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure and maritime capabilities, according to CENTCOM, which oversees U.S. military activity in the Middle East. The strikes follow a Pentagon announcement Monday identifying two active-duty Army soldiers killed in Jordan on Friday. 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, were serving at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base when it came under Iranian attack. “Every time Iran kills an American soldier they will pay for that killing many times over,” President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday. The strike may have also killed a third service member, who was reported missing after the attack, according to U.S. Central Command. Officials on Sunday said they had found remains near the site and are working to verify their identity. In an X post Monday, Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman and a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, said “nearly 100 service members were deemed to have some degree of injury” since July 7. Adding that “96% have returned [to] duty. They are determined to get back in the fight.” Iran said mediators have been in touch with proposals on how to ease hostilities with the U.S. after several days of clashes, though tensions remain high after a threat by the Tehran-backed Houthi group to blockade Saudi Arabia, according to Bloomberg News. The conflict has expanded rapidly in the last week as the battle continues over the Strait of Hormuz. The naval blockade in the strait resumed last week and U.S. forces have redirected at least seven commercial vessels, and disabled one to prevent the ships from leaving or entering Iranian ports, CENTCOM said. An interim peace deal reached last month has repeatedly been tested by attacks. Talks to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halt Tehran’s nuclear program and reach a permanent end to the war that started Feb. 28 are on hold.