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U.S. carries out 10th night of strikes on Iran after 3 U.S. troops killed

At least 3 U.S. service members were killed over the weekend in Iraq and Jordan, where back-to-back Iranian attacks on a U.S. base seem to have evaded defenses.

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U.S. carries out 10th night of strikes on Iran after 3 U.S. troops killed

The U.S. military carried out a tenth consecutive night of strikes on Iran on Monday, the Central Command said. Iran's army said it hit back, targeting U.S.

assets in Kuwait and Bahrain. At least two U.S. soldiers were killed over the weekend in an Iranian attack on a U.S.

base in Jordan, and another is listed as missing in action. A third American service member died in Iraq after "a controlled detonation" of an Iranian drone. Nearly 100 American service members have been injured in multiple Iranian airstrikes on bases in the Middle East this month, U.S.

officials told CBS News. Lebanon's president will meet with President Trump on Tuesday to wrap up a four-day visit to Washington, in a bid to bring about long-term calm in the war-torn country after months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. Joseph Aoun's landmark meeting with Mr.

Trump comes as Lebanon and Israel continue to hold rare direct talks mediated by Washington. Lebanon hopes they will result in Israeli troops withdrawing from large swaths of southern Lebanon that they currently occupy and for the Lebanese military to receive support to assert full control in areas where Hezbollah militants had held sway. Lebanon and Israel announced a "framework agreement" on June 26, setting a plan for Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon as well as the disarmament of Hezbollah, which for decades had a strong presence in the area.

It also lays out steps toward an eventual peace agreement between both countries, which have never held formal diplomatic ties and have been nominally in a state of war for nearly 80 years after Israel's establishment. The U.S. State Department announced Monday that operations in three villages deemed part of a "pilot zone" had begun, without giving details on what that entailed.

Lebanon's army is in two of the three, Froun and Srifa. Israeli forces are in part of Zawtar al-Gharbieh. The Lebanese army in a statement said it was preparing for an Israeli withdrawal from Zawtar al-Gharbieh and that it would deploy in the area.

The Israeli military said it "will adjust its force posture in one of the pilot areas in order to enable the Lebanese Armed Forces to carry out their mission," without specifying the location. A military source told French news agency AFP on Tuesday that Lebanese soldiers "have begun deploying to ... Zawtar al-Gharbiya." https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-4ac3fd94 link copied Iran says it targeted U.S.

radar and air defense installations in the Gulf on Tuesday and warned Washington of "more decisive and powerful" attacks to come. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it attacked and stopped two "non-compliant oil tankers" that were attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, part of an effort to tighten its grip on the vital waterway. Following the deaths of at least three U.S.

service members in the past several days, the U.S. launched a new round of attacks against Iran late Monday that it said were "designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping" in the strait. Hours later, the Iranian army said it had targeted U.S.

assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including air defense systems, radar installations and administrative buildings. "With this radar sweep, the enemy should prepare for even more decisive and powerful waves of drone and missile attacks," the Guard said in a statement carried by state news agency IRNA. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-4e966a39 link copied The U.S.

State Department on Monday issued an alert urging American citizens around the world to "exercise increased caution" over the war with Iran. The alert said that "due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation." The department said Americans in the region should "be prepared for possible flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions." "Americans outside the Middle East should reconsider travel to and through the region," it said, while warning of the heightened possibility of attacks targeting U.S. diplomatic facilities "or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world." https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-f668d92c link copied The U.S.

military's Central Command said late Monday it has wrapped up a tenth consecutive night of strikes on Iran after about five hours. The strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone sites, air defenses and other targets "to degrade Iran's ability to continue attacking commercial vessels flowing through the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM said in a post on social media accompanied by a video of aerial attacks. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-a652e44a link copied A dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for the U.S.

service members killed in the Iran war over the weekend is no longer scheduled for Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "The exact day and time are still being finalized," Leavitt wrote on X. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-7ee06d1f link copied The top Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee and Armed Services Committee pushed the Trump administration for more information on the U.S.-Iran war.

Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the intelligence panel's ranking member, told reporters the "Gang of Eight" — made up of Senate and House leadership and intelligence committee leaders from both parties — hasn't received a "meaningful" briefing "in months," even though "there's obviously been a lot of developments in Iran, including the tragic fatalities there." Himes said he believes the intelligence committee will get an Iran briefing before House members leave town for recess later this week. Democratic Rep.

Adam Smith of Washington, ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, said, "It's been weeks since the administration has briefed us." Asked if the full House or the Armed Services Committee will get a briefing this week, he said "I certainly hope so," adding that he believes there will be a briefing Tuesday. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-40d41643 link copied A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz reported over the radio that it was struck by an "unknown projectile" early Tuesday local time, according to the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Centre .

The incident was reported off the coast of Limah, Oman. The alert did not specify the source of the projectile, but Iran has fired at several tankers and other commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks. Iranian authorities have demanded that ships seek permission before sailing through the strait and use a northern route within Iranian waters, rather than a southern route that hugs the Omani coastline.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-63443e78 link copied The Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian drones and missiles, in the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the U.S.-allied Gulf state. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-4eaddc20 link copied Explosions were audible in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island, both of which sit on the Strait of Hormuz and have been frequent targets of U.S. strikes, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency said.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-55015311 link copied The U.S. military's Central Command said Monday it has launched another round of...

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