The US military has initiated a fresh series of strikes against Iran aimed at "further degrading" its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz. These attacks mark the 10th consecutive night of US military action.

US President Donald Trump vowed to punish Iran for the deaths of three US soldiers—two in Jordan and one in Iraq—saying Iran would pay "many times over". He stated that Iran had been hit "very hard" the previous night in their honor.

In response, Iran reported targeting sites in Bahrain, Jordan, and Syria. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that Iran is now engaged in a "full-scale war" with the US. Despite the collapse of a ceasefire, Tehran said diplomatic messages continue to be exchanged through intermediaries.

Regional tensions escalated as Jordan's military announced it had shot down three Iranian missiles amid sirens warning of incoming fire. Earlier, Kuwait's armed forces intercepted Iranian drones, while Bahrain reported that Iranian-launched drones targeted its air navigation systems, though traffic remained unaffected.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that several Iranian cities, including Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr, and Bandar Imam Khomeini, were hit by US strikes. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that tankers navigating what it described as an "unsafe and hazardous southern route" of the Strait of Hormuz "exploded and were brought to a halt."

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