America strikes Iran for ninth day... Another soldier killed in northern Iraq

U.S. forces launched attacks on Iran for the ninth consecutive day on Monday, as the number of confirmed U.S. military deaths in the renewed fighting rose to three, and concerns grew about navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that it had begun a 'new wave of strikes' aimed at 'undermining' Iran's ability to attack commercial ships in the strait's vital shipping lanes.

Reuters news agency quoted the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Tasnim agency as saying that U.S. missiles struck several Iranian cities early Monday. The agency reported that explosions were heard in Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr, and Bandar Imam Khomeini.

In the latest report on U.S. losses in this war, the U.S. military said on Sunday that a service member died on Saturday in northern Iraq, where U.S. military bases are located, during a controlled detonation of what CENTCOM described as 'unexploded ordnance' on a downed Iranian attack drone.

CENTCOM Update on Recently Fallen U.S. Service Members

TAMPA, Fla. — Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the passing of two U.S. service members and the missing status of one in Jordan following an Iranian attack on July 17. After a thorough search, U.S....

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 19, 2026

Earlier in the week, the U.S. military announced the deaths of two of its members in Jordan and a third missing in action. On Sunday, CENTCOM said in a statement that 'unidentified remains' were found at the site of the attack that occurred on Friday, and that 'examination is ongoing to verify them'.

This brings the total number of U.S. soldiers killed since the start of the war to 17, along with more than 420 wounded.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced that it launched a surprise attack on the 'enemy's special operations headquarters in al-Tanf, Syria.' Iranian state television reported early Sunday that Iran earlier carried out a drone attack on U.S. military installations and equipment at Camp al-Adiri and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. Iran had previously targeted both bases as part of its attacks on U.S. facilities and its allies in the Gulf over the past week.

The Kuwaiti government said a water desalination plant was attacked for the second consecutive day, sparking a fire, which it described as a direct hit on vital civilian infrastructure.

'Revolutionary Guards': Two oil tankers disabled in 'Hormuz'

The Revolutionary Guards announced on Monday that two oil tankers had exploded and stopped sailing after attempting to cross what it described as an unsafe southern route through the Strait of Hormuz, and accused the U.S. military of encouraging the two vessels to use this passage. The statement did not include any details about the names of the tankers, their flags, crews, or any injuries.

The Revolutionary Guards said the waterway will remain unsafe as long as what it described as U.S. 'aggression' in the region continues, and stressed that 'this passage will not be safe for the transit of petrochemical products, not even a single drop of oil and gas'.

Concerns about the flow of energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz continue since the United States and Iran resumed open hostilities after each repeatedly accused the other of violating the ceasefire agreement. The UK Royal Navy's Maritime Operations Center said late on Sunday that it received a report of a ship on fire off the coast of Oman, although it did not verify the cause. Oil prices jumped three percent today, with Brent crude futures exceeding $90 a barrel, the highest since June 11.

Monday's attacks followed a statement by U.S. Central Command that its eighth consecutive wave of attacks targeted Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defense facilities.

We hit them very hard

The United States and Iran have intensified their attacks as the temporary ceasefire agreement signed last month collapses and the conflict over control of the Strait of Hormuz worsens, increasing the risk of a return to full-scale hostilities. Trump told reporters after returning from attending the World Cup final: 'We hit them very hard again tonight, and we did it in honor of the U.S. service members who have been killed since Friday'.

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The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain warned that it has information indicating that Iran may seek to target unspecified locations in central Manama, and urged Americans there to exercise caution.

This conflict, which began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, seeking to disrupt Tehran's nuclear and missile programs, has killed thousands of people, most of them in Iran and Lebanon, and caused major disruptions in energy supplies and concerns about global inflation.