Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israeli and American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the U.S. would “bitterly regret” torpedoing an Iranian warship. Tehran’s expanding retaliatory strikes came even as Israel and the U.S. hammered Iran for a sixth day.
All the while, the U.S. and Israel have battered Iran with nationwide strikes, targeting their military capabilities leadership and nuclear program. Israeli and American leaders have also suggested that toppling the government was a goal and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed when they launched the war Saturday.
The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait were released Wednesday by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa.
The soldiers identified Wednesday were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.
The Pentagon said Marzan was at the scene when a drone strike hit the command center and is “believed to be the individual who perished at the scene,” according to the statement. A medical examiner will confirm identification, the Pentagon said.
Three men suspected of spying for China were arrested Wednesday, London police said. One of the three men is the husband of a lawmaker from the governing Labour Party.
The three allegedly assisted a foreign intelligence service in violation of the National Security Act of 2023, Metropolitan Police said.
With calls growing for one of the three to be named in light of speculation that he was the husband of a lawmaker, Joani Reid, issued a statement indicating that her husband was among those arrested while insisting that she herself was not involved.
Madelyn Gallagher can be reached at gall6444@stthomas.edu.
