barbados-gazette-logo
We’re working for ordinary Bajans, says Symmonds PM opens Hope Agricultural Institute Doctor on assault charge Haiti among priority countries for WHO billion-dollar appeal PM’s cry: Come out and vote Estwick knocks Govt for signing deal
World News

Iran war live: US launches new strikes; Trump mourns killed soldiers 

18 July 2026
Support us
This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

This screen grab taken from UGC video footage posted on social media on July 18, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City.

Video Duration 00 minutes 56 seconds play-arrow00:56

Two US service members killed during Iranian attack in Jordan

By Heba Habib, Enes Abuomer and Alex Milan Durie

Published On 19 Jul 202619 Jul 2026

  • The US launches new strikes on Iran after two American soldiers were killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan.
  • US President Donald Trump says the deaths were “a very sad thing”, adding that “we’re never allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.

 

Support us

Related News

14 July 2026

US strikes new targets in Iran as Tehran hits Gulf states, Hormuz shipping 

15 July 2026

‘A role model’: Djed Spence, first Muslim England player, lifts hopes 

26 July 2026

Netanyahu vows to go to New York City despite ICC arrest warrant, Mamdani 

31 July 2026

World reacts with cautious optimism to Hamas disarmament agreement