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Shortly after the start of the war on February 28, an Iranian drone strike on a port in Kuwait killed 6 American soldiers.
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On the other hand, Centcom said that the new strikes - which were carried out under the direction of President Donald Trump - aimed to further undermine Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and to immediately punish the Revolutionary Guard for its attacks that led to the killing of American soldiers in Jordan.
On Saturday, Iran expanded the scope of its attacks to include vital installations in a number of Arab countries, as it launched a series of missile strikes targeting Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, the most prominent of which was targeting an electricity generation and water distillation plant in Kuwait, which was subjected to the largest wave of Iranian attacks in recent days.
The Iranian army said that its operations against American forces came in response to the killing of a number of Iranians, and to the American attacks that targeted bridges and infrastructure facilities in the country.
In Tehran, Al Jazeera correspondent Omar Hawash said that Iranian Leader Mojtaba Khamenei considered that the US President’s signature on the memorandum of understanding was no longer valuable, after he accused Washington of violating its obligations.
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Yesterday, Saturday, the US Army announced the death of two soldiers in the confrontation with Iran, during an Iranian bombing of an American military base in Jordan, bringing the total number of American soldiers killed since the beginning of the war on February 28 to 16.
The military escalation in the region continued on Sunday, as the Iranian army announced that it had targeted what it described as American military installations and equipment in Kuwait with drones, while Bahrain and Kuwait announced that they had intercepted Iranian air attacks, and the Revolutionary Guard said that it had shot down an American drone over the city of Ahvaz.
This comes after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the implementation of a new wave of attacks on targets inside Iran.
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“In the airspace of the city of Ahvaz, southwest of the country, there was no immediate American comment regarding the announcement of the downing of the plane. And before the announcement
“On President Trump, he described the killing of two American soldiers in Jordan as”
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In a simultaneous development, the Iranian News Agency reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island in Hormozgan Governorate, while Mehr Agency said that an American attack targeted an area near the island, confirming that there were no human losses or material damage. Tasnim also reported that 6 missiles hit areas on the outskirts of the island.
Al Jazeera's correspondent in Washington, Murad Hashem, said that the United States usually announces its human losses with names and pictures, but reports in American media indicate the Pentagon's reluctance to publish much information related to the damage and material losses inflicted on American bases in the region as a result of the Iranian attacks.
The statement called on Iran to immediately stop attacks and interventions targeting navigation, and to keep the Strait of Hormuz open without conditions or fees.
A seventh soldier died more than a week after he was injured during an attack launched by Iran on March 1 on an air base in Saudi Arabia
Before Centcom's announcement, NewsNation quoted President Trump as describing the killing of two American soldiers in Jordan as "a very sad matter," after Central Command announced that they were killed while confronting Iranian missile and drone attacks on Friday.
Hawash pointed out that the tone of the Supreme Leader’s message reflects a hardening stance toward returning to negotiations, especially after the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that it would stop its commitments to the memorandum of understanding, in response to what it said was Washington’s cessation of implementing its commitments.
The ministry warned of the possibility of groups - which it said were supportive of Iran - targeting American interests or sites linked to the United States in the world, noting that the security environment is complex, and that there are indications of the possibility of a sudden and unexpected escalation.
In Kuwait, the army said that air defense systems were responding to Iranian attacks with missiles and drones.
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In response to Tehran's announcement that it was no longer committed to the US-Iranian memorandum of understanding, Trump said, "I don't care at all."
On the other hand, a joint Gulf-European statement condemned the Iranian attacks on ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz and on the territories of countries in the region.
In another development, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that its air defenses shot down an American MQ-9 drone in the airspace of the city of Ahvaz, southwest of the country. There was no immediate American comment regarding the announcement of the downing of the plane.
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