‘Controlled detonation’ of Iranian drone kills US soldier

Key Points:

• An American soldier was killed during a controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone in northern Iraq, raising the US military death toll to three this weekend, with a fourth missing presumed dead after an Iranian missile strike on a US base in Jordan.
• The US launched air strikes for the ninth consecutive night targeting Iranian military facilities, including coastal surveillance, air defense, missile storage sites, and forces, aiming to degrade Iran's capabilities threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iran reported US attacks on an under-construction nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, which the IAEA is investigating but says poses no radiological risk; Iran continued retaliatory strikes on US allies, including missile and drone attacks on Kuwait and air raid sirens in Bahrain.
• Regional tensions escalated as Israel vowed strong retaliation against Iranian missile attacks, Jordan condemned Iranian aggression, and Lebanon's president planned to discuss Hezbollah disarmament with US officials amid the ongoing conflict.
• US and Iranian leaders exchanged harsh rhetoric, with Trump emphasizing the mission against Iran's nuclear ambitions and Iran's supreme leader warning of severe consequences if US attacks persist, dismissing the collapsed ceasefire agreement as invalid.