U.S. Continues Strikes Against Iran After Three U.S. Service Members Killed

The United States is continuing to strike Iran for a ninth straight day, after two U.S. service members from Hawaii and Texas were killed in an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan; a third soldier was killed in northern Iraq during a “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone. On Saturday, the U.S. struck a water desalination plant in the village of Bonji, disrupting drinking water for about 10,000 people in nearly two dozen villages in southern Iran. According to Drop Site News, U.S. attacks have also targeted nine bridges, two airports, a railroad junction and a road tunnel since Wednesday. And the International Atomic Energy Agency is looking into reports of an attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin. Over the weekend, the State Department issued a warning to Americans abroad, calling on them to remain cautious. This comes as Axios reports that the U.S. is sending dozens of refueling planes to Israel ahead of increased military operations against Iran. Iranian authorities report U.S. attacks so far this month have killed at least 41 people and wounded more than 400 others. This is the adviser to Iran’s supreme leader. Mohsen Rezaee: “If in the next two or three days the Americans continue the war, we will enter a phase of complete offense and destruction. … Should they try to seize any part of our territory, we might enter that same phase of offense, abandoning our defensive posture, abandoning our deterrence and reciprocal measures.” www.democracynow.org