The US has launched a fresh wave of airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for the deaths of two American service members who were killed in a missile attack on an air base in Jordan.
Central Command vowed to ‘punish’ Tehran with a new barrage of strikes which began at 6pm EST on Saturday, marking the eighth consecutive night of attacks against Iran.
‘The strikes are designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan last night,’ CENTCOM said in a statement.