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U.S. military rolls out the death of another service member, blaming the ‘controlled detonation’ of a downed Iranian drone in Iraq
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The United States announced another death of a service member as it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday in response to the killing of U.S. troops, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.
Key facts
- Iranian authorities on Sunday said at least 50 people have been killed and 517 wounded in the latest U.S. strikes
- During the latest fighting, Iran has focused attacks on U.S.-allied Arab states rather than Israel, which launched the war with the U.S. on Feb. 28
- Its Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said the power grid remains stable
- The secretary-general of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi, has accused Iran of war crimes for strikes on infrastructure and civilian facilities
Summary
Step by step, the U.S. and Iran have returned closer to all-out war as last month’s interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled. The U.S. military said the service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone. Earlier, the military said its strikes targeted Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to retaliate for Friday’s killing of troops in Jordan. The renewed exchanges of fire, now in their second week, have seen the U.S. target bridges, water desalination plants and electrical facilities in Iran.