Conflict in the Middle East intensifies as Israeli military launches new attacks on Tehran and Beirut, targeting Hezbollah militants and key Iranian officials. The ongoing war has led to significant casualties, impacted shipping, and caused rising oil prices. President Trump calls for international assistance to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
The continued sound of explosions filled the air as the war in the Middle East entered another week. According to the Associated Press, the Israel i military said Tuesday it had launched new attacks across Tehran and Beirut, with the strikes on the Lebanese capital targeting Hezbollah militants.
Israel's defense minister also told the AP Tuesday that the military killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in an overnight strike. The military also announced it had killed Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s all-volunteer Basij force.RELATED: Trump calls for help to reopen Strait of Hormuz as war in Iran continuesIranian strikes on commercial ships in and around the strait have slowed shipping to a trickle, dramatically increasing oil prices and pressuring Washington, D.C. to do something to ease the pain for consumers and the global economy.On Monday, President Donald Trump said "numerous countries" have told him "they’re on the way" to help police the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also suggested some countries’ reluctance showed a lack of reciprocity in defense agreements with the United States.The AP reported that the war has killed at least 1,300 people in Iran, at least 850 in Lebanon and 12 in Israel, according to officials in those countries. The U.S. military says 13 U.S. service members have been killed and about 200 wounded.Israel has carried out some 7,600 strikes on Iran, knocking out 85% of its air defenses and 70% of Iran's missile launchers, Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said.Here’s a look at the latest for Tuesday: The Defense Department has identified the six Air Force members who were killed when their refueling plane crashed while supporting military operations against Iran. The KC-135 aircraft crashed Thursday in western Iraq during an incident involving two aircraft in "friendly airspace." The other plane landed safely.The airmen killed were Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Ala.; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Wash.; Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Ky.; Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Ind.; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio. Of those 200, more than 180 service members have returned to duty, Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command, told The Associated Press, and 10 service members are considered seriously wounded.The Associated Press reported that the previous update released last week by the Pentagon put the number of wounded personnel at around 140 and eight as "severely injured."CENTCOM has not said when or where those troops were wounded, or given details on the type of injuries.Since the war in Iran began, 13 U.S. service members have been killed.
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