Monday, July 20, 2026

Washington - Agencies:

After the killing of two American soldiers in an Iranian missile attack that targeted a military base in Jordan, prompting Washington to respond with strikes targeting Iranian military sites, in an escalation that threatens to collapse what remains of efforts to contain the war that has been ongoing for more than four months.

The US Army announced yesterday, Sunday, that it carried out strikes targeting Iranian coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, in addition to sites belonging to the Revolutionary Guard..

For his part, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed that the killing of the two soldiers 'will only increase our determination,' but the latest developments put US President Donald Trump before an increasing dilemma about how to manage the war he started alongside Israel more than four months ago, according to 'The New York Times'.

Trump had repeatedly pledged that the military campaign would be short and decisive, but the war has dragged on for months, leading to disruption in global energy markets, without yet succeeding in pushing Iran to abandon its nuclear program.

Despite the expansion of attacks between the two sides, no signs have emerged of resuming diplomatic efforts to end the fighting. Trump had previously threatened to target civilian infrastructure in Iran to pressure Tehran into reaching an agreement to end the war, and Iranian officials confirmed that any targeting of civilian infrastructure would be met with a similar response on facilities in neighboring countries hosting US military bases.

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