{"id":559833,"date":"2026-07-21T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/559833\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:01:10","slug":"all-out-war-edges-closer-with-10th-consecutive-night-of-us-strikes-on-iran-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/559833\/","title":{"rendered":"All-out war edges closer with 10th consecutive night of US strikes on Iran \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US military said late on Monday it was carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The renewed bombings came following the death of another American service member, and after Iran launched attacks on American allies Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, home of the US Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet.<\/p>\n

US Central Command said on social media that the latest strikes \u201care designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping\u201d in the strait.<\/p>\n

\"PeoplePeople stand on a bridge destroyed after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi\/Iranian Students\u2019 News Agency\/AP <\/p>\n

Even as the US and Iran inch closer to all-out war again, glimmers of hope appeared on the diplomatic front, as Iran\u2019s interior minister travelled to Pakistan, a key mediator in the conflict, for talks.<\/p>\n

The interim deal signed last month that was meant to end the fighting has crumbled. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 a vital supply route for world energy supplies \u2013 has largely stalled.<\/p>\n

And as fighting intensifies, both sides have targeted civilian infrastructure relied on by millions of people.<\/p>\n

A new potential threat to world energy markets emerged on Monday after Iran-backed rebels in Yemen said they planned to prevent Saudi Arabia from shipping in the Red Sea, an alternate route for oil exports during the war.<\/p>\n

The escalation has pushed oil prices higher in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Benchmark Brent crude traded on Monday above $88 (\u20ac77.10) a barrel and regular petrol in the US climbed to an average of $4 a gallon.<\/p>\n

The US military identified two soldiers who were killed in Jordan in attacks that left a third person missing.<\/p>\n

Separately, the military confirmed another death in Iraq on Saturday during the \u201ccontrolled detonation\u201d of a downed Iranian drone.<\/p>\n

US president Donald Trump posted on social media on Monday: \u201cEvery time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!\u201d<\/p>\n

He was planning to attend a ceremony on Tuesday evening at Dover Air Force Base, where at least one service member\u2019s remains were due to arrive.<\/p>\n

The US military\u2019s Central Command previously said its ninth straight night of airstrikes had targeted \u201cIranian military command centres, air defence and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and communications networks\u201d.<\/p>\n

Last week, the US struck bridges and a tower at an Iranian port.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s state-run IRNA news agency reported that the American strikes killed at least one person around Tabriz, a north-western city about 520 kilometres (325 miles) from the capital, Tehran.<\/p>\n

Tabriz is believed to host underground missile bases run by Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.<\/p>\n

US strikes likely also hit Bandar Imam Khomeini in Khuzestan province, Sirik and Jask in Hormozgan province and Konarak and Chahbahar in Sistan and Baluchistan province, IRNA reported.<\/p>\n

The British military\u2019s UK Maritime Trade Operations centre said on Monday evening that a second ship had been attacked a day earlier in the Strait of Hormuz, this one off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

The other vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by a projectile near the coastline of Oman. The crew abandoned the vessel, which was adrift and still ablaze hours later, the UKMTO said.<\/p>\n

The route around Oman has been the one the US military has encouraged ships to travel to avoid Iran\u2019s control.<\/p>\n

\"USUS president Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he exits Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, USA. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin\/AP <\/p>\n

The Guard later claimed it was targeting tankers in the strait.<\/p>\n

Tehran also hit US-allied countries throughout the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Kuwait said its air defences fired at an incoming barrage, and Jordan\u2019s armed forces said on Monday evening they had shot down three Iranian missiles, adding that there had been no material damage or casualties.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate word from Iran.<\/p>\n

Bahrain\u2019s foreign ministry condemned Iranian drone strikes targeting the country\u2019s air traffic systems, saying they endanger travel for civilians.<\/p>\n

A new pressure point could emerge for world energy markets as Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels announced on Monday a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

\"DemonstratorsDemonstrators wave Iranian and religious flags including one depicting late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in Tehran. Photograph: Vahid Salemi\/AP <\/p>\n

The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, said they would block shipping between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in response to an attack on Sanaa International Airport last week that they blamed on Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

With the Strait of Hormuz blocked up, Saudi Arabia has been relying on a pipeline to the Red Sea to get millions of barrels of oil out to market.<\/p>\n

The Houthis earlier demonstrated their ability to disrupt shipping there when they targeted ships for months over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with more than 100 vessels attacked.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate response from Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Trump has threatened to target Iran\u2019s power stations and bridges to try to compel Tehran to loosen its hold on the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil supplies were shipped before the war. \u2013 PA Media<\/p>\n

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