Iraq
\nThe United States military has announced the death of a third American solder in recent days, saying he was killed in northern Iraq \u201cduring a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance\u201d from a downed Iranian drone.
\nIn a statement on Sunday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the soldier died on July 18 and that a second service member suffered mild injuries during the detonation.
\nIt did not identify the victims.
\nThe death on Saturday brought the number of US service members killed since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran to 17. The war began on February 28.
\nTwo other US service members were killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan on Friday, while a third went missing. CENTCOM said on Sunday that unidentified remains have been found at the location and an examination process was under way to identify them.
\nThe announcement came as the US attacked Iran for an eighth consecutive night, and Tehran fired missiles and drones at US assets in the Gulf in retaliation.
\nReports suggest the highly explosive Iranian one-way attack drones \u2013 called \u201cShaheds\u201d \u2013 can be produced at a cost of about $30,000 each, making their mass deployment in attacks relatively cheap for Iran.
\nThe interceptors used to shoot them down can cost millions of dollars each, and do not always find their targets.
\nIn recent days, the US and Iran have intensified attacks after an interim ceasefire agreement signed a month ago unravelled amid struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping channel.
\nOn Sunday, Iranian media said the US carried out an attack near the city of Sirik in southern Iran, and near Shadegan, close to the border with Iraq. An explosion was later reported in Abadan, in Iran\u2019s southwest.
\nIran\u2019s Atomic Energy Organization also condemned a US attack on the site of a nuclear power plant under construction in Darkhovin, Iran\u2019s Mehr news agency reported. The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was investigating reports of an overnight attack, noting that the plant was in the very early stages of construction.
\nIn response to the latest strikes, Iran carried out drone attacks on US military assets and equipment at Kuwait\u2019s Al-Adiri camp and the Ali Al Salem airbase, according to Iranian state television.
\nKuwait\u2019s government said a desalination plant had been attacked for the second day running, causing a fire, in what it called a direct strike on vital civilian infrastructure.
\nBahrain\u2019s air defences also intercepted an Iranian attack on Sunday, Bahraini state television reported, while sirens sounded in Jordan, where the military said it had shot down three Iranian missiles. Jordan summoned Iran\u2019s charge d\u2019affaires in protest against recent attacks.
\nThe conflict has killed thousands of people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and led to major disruptions to energy supplies and fears over global inflation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iraq The United States military has announced the death of a third American solder in recent days, saying he was killed in northern Iraq \u201cduring a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance\u201d from a downed Iranian drone. In a statement on Sunday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the soldier died on July 18 and that a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-557441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n