Trump says US hit Iran hard for fallen troops, ninth night of strikes

CENTCOM hit Iranian command centers, air defenses, coastal radar and missile launch sites for a ninth straight night.

CENTCOM struck Iranian command, air-defense, coastal radar and missile-launch sites for a ninth night.
US forces redirected six commercial ships and disabled a seventh to enforce the Hormuz blockade Sunday.
The war's US death toll reached 17, including two troops killed Friday in a Jordan missile attack.

Why it matters: Honoring the dead justifies tonight's strikes; tonight's strikes will produce tomorrow's dead to honor.

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