US Completes Ninth Straight Day of Iran Strikes
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- U.S. Central Command (Centcom) posted on X that strikes against Iran concluded at 10 p.m. EDT Sunday, marking the campaign's ninth consecutive day.
- An American service member died in Iraq on Saturday, per the same Centcom statement — a U.S. casualty outside Iranian territory.
Why it matters: An American combat death in Iraq — not on Iranian soil — shows U.S. forces are now operating beyond Iran's borders. The ninth straight day of strikes, with no reduction announced, points to a sustained campaign rather than a limited punitive action.
