U.S. Launches New Airstrikes Against Iran Following Troop Deaths in Jordan

The U.S. military, under President Trump's direction, launched new airstrikes against Iran on Saturday evening, July 18, 2026, in retaliation for a Friday attack in Jordan that killed two American service members and left one missing. The strikes are intended to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and to swiftly punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces responsible for the attacks.