Washington, July 20 (SANA) The U.S. military said it carried out a new wave of strikes against Iran overnight, marking the ninth consecutive night of operations, while separately announcing the death of an American service member during an unexploded ordnance disposal mission in northern Iraq.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement posted on X that the latest strikes were aimed at further degrading Iranian military capabilities that it said had been used to target commercial vessels and civilian crews transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The latest operation followed strikes announced on Sunday against Iranian military targets, including coastal surveillance and air defense facilities, naval assets, and missile and drone storage sites.
Separately, CENTCOM said one U.S. service member was killed and another sustained minor injuries on July 18 while conducting a controlled disposal of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone in northern Iraq.
The command also said U.S. forces recovered unidentified human remains during a search at a site in Jordan that came under Iranian attack on Friday, adding that forensic examinations were underway to establish the individual’s identity.
On Saturday, the U.S. military announced that two American service members had been killed and another was missing in Jordan during operations on July 17, as U.S. and partner forces responded to Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks.
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