{"id":213591,"date":"2026-07-19T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/213591\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:06:08","slug":"us-strikes-iran-over-troop-deaths-as-israel-warns-tehrans-attacks-are-coming-close-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/213591\/","title":{"rendered":"US strikes Iran over troop deaths as Israel warns Tehran&#8217;s attacks are coming close | Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-war-us-deaths-59ecda1ccf1700bb6820b81ae7627bad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">killing of U.S. troops<\/a>, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening the conflict into neighboring Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Step by step, the U.S, and Iran have returned closer to all-out war as last month&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-war-interim-peace-deal-explainer-246fec7874bd4d9a270de32642b6f19c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interim deal<\/a> meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-8df557699c900b29fb33172e6da7f3e9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> has stalled. 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