{"id":5317,"date":"2026-07-20T05:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T05:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5317"},"modified":"2026-07-20T05:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T05:03:33","slug":"us-bombing-of-iran-expands-as-american-troops-killed-and-tehran-retaliates-against-the-gulf-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5317","title":{"rendered":"US bombing of Iran expands as American troops killed and Tehran retaliates against the Gulf states"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member. Iran responded by launching an attack targeting Bahrain, the home of the U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet, and Kuwait.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The latest attacks again showed how, step by step, the U.S. and Iran have inched closer to all-out war as last month\u2019s interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled. Both sides have targeted civilian infrastructure relied on by millions of people, while benchmark Brent crude rose Monday above $90 a barrel, further fueling a global energy crisis sparked by the conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. military said the service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the \u201ccontrolled detonation\u201d of a downed Iranian drone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe hit them very hard again tonight,\u201d U.S. President Donald Trump said. \u201cAnd we did that in honor of the\u201d soldiers killed, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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