American forces have launched a new series of attacks against Iran for the tenth night in a row. The military struck “Iranian military command centers, naval capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defense systems, in order to reduce Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.” Tehran instead announced that it had struck US military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait. Pentagon: almost 100 US soldiers injured from July 7 to today in clashes with Iran. The State Department issues an alert to Americans around the world due to the “risk of attacks”.
Pasdaran: ‘We destroyed an Amazon data center in Bahrain’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have claimed to have destroyed an Amazon data center in an attack in Bahrain. “In response to the aggression and attack perpetrated by the US army against civilian and under-construction facilities in Darkhovin, IRGC fighters attacked and destroyed the data center infrastructure of the American company Amazon in Bahrain,” the Pasdaran declared in a statement relaunched by the Fars agency.
Iran: ‘A radar system and an F-15 destroyed in an attack on a US base in Jordan’
Furthermore, “a missile defense radar system and an F-15 aircraft” were destroyed in a missile attack against US military bases in Jordan. The attack aimed to neutralize radar coverage in the region to pave the way for wider missile and drone attacks, they added, IRNA news agency reported.
USA, alert for American citizens around the world following the war with Iran
The US State Department has meanwhile released an alert inviting US citizens around the world to “pay more attention” in light of the conflict with Iran, “Due to growing tensions in the Middle East – says Washington – the security situation remains complicated with a potential and unpredictable escalation. Americans who are outside the Middle East should reconsider the opportunity to travel to the region or pass through it” due to the “possibility of attacks against US diplomatic offices or places linked to the United States and the Americans all over the world.”
Axios, Iranian mediators push for new truce and Trump considers total war
Iranian mediators push for new ceasefire as Trump weighs all-out war. According to Axios, the US president is nearing the final crossroads on Iran with US and Israeli officials envisioning only two possible scenarios: pursuing a new 10-day truce to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or launching a massive joint military campaign with Israel to force Tehran to capitulate. Trump has not yet dissolved the reservation, but officials believe the next few days will be decisive in determining which path will prevail, leaving little room for the exhausting conflict paralyzing the Gulf.
Pentagon: ‘Almost 100 US soldiers injured since July 7 in clashes with Iran’
Nearly 100 American soldiers have been injured since July 7, most of whom suffered mild concussions: this is the toll released by the Pentagon, in the context of the ongoing clash against Iran. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt reported that President Donald Trump will participate on Tuesday evening in the transfer ceremony of the soldiers killed in Jordan, during the weekend due to Iranian attacks, at the Dover air base. Two of the three victims were identified as 19-year-old soldier Isabella Gonzales (Texas) and 25-year-old Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan (Hawaii).
Ukmto: ‘Oil tanker reports an attack in the Strait of Hormuz’
UK Maritime Trade Operations (Ukmto) received a report of an incident 8 nautical miles north-east of Limah, Oman. UKMTO has received several reports that an oil tanker is reporting that it has been hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. The authorities are investigating.