US Soldiers Killed in Iranian Attack on Jordan. Middle East Conflict Spreads

The US military launched airstrikes Sunday targeting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, after an attack on an American base in Jordan killed two service members.

The airstrikes, which also reportedly wounded four and left one untraceable, further escalated tensions between the nations after Iran officially said the interim peace deal to end the Middle East war has collapsed. The US President Donald Trump had said earlier this month that the truce is over.

The US strikes entered the eighth straight night and Iran's retaliatory attacks have hit most countries that host American forces in the Middle East. The US military has released footage showing its strikes carried by Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from sea.

The US has targeted bridges, electrical facilities and water desalination plants in Iran, leaving 10,000 without water in the country. Tehran's response for this has been by initiating hits on power and desalination plants in Kuwait.

Tehran has also warned of further strikes in the region, after the United Arab Emirates sounded a warning on the imminent threat of the escalation spiraling out of control.

"The UAE calls for the utmost restraint to avoid serious repercussions and prevent the region from descending into new levels of violence and instability," the emirate's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Urging the US and Iran to resume negotiations, the emirate stressed the need to end all hostilities. It also touched upon the contentious issue of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that free and secure passage of vessels through the international waterway remains of vital importance to the global economy.

Iran controls the Strait and has shut it down ever since the collapse of the ceasefire.Tehran has said commercial vessels intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded before the conflict erupted, should cede to its directives.

The US has repeatedly said that passage of ships should happen unhindered, and without a toll, as Iran has repeatedly hinted. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an X post that the sacrifice of US forces stiffens Washington's resolve. The US has stationed nearly 50,000 troops in the region.

Regional players are scrambling to deal with the crossfire, with Kuwait reportedly activating its air defenses Sunday. Kuwait's military said it foresees more Iranian drone and missile attacks.

US President Donald Trump had threatened to target Iran's power stations and bridges to try to compel Tehran to loosen its hold on the Strait of Hormuz. The latest attacks indicate that the US Central Command is carrying out Trump's threat.

The US has also reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports to halt its shipments of crude oil, which rallied to as high as $120 a barrel after the conflict began. Oil prices had dropped significantly after the June ceasefire brokered by the mediators, but have inched up after the present round of escalation.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a warning threatening "unforgettable lessons" if Washington continues its attacks on the Islamic Republic. Iran's joint military command said that U.S. "covetousness, bullying, totalitarianism or brutality" would meet with a "devastating response."