US and Iran Trade Strikes as Conflict Enters Seventh Month

On Tuesday, U.S. military forces conducted a new wave of strikes against Iranian targets, marking at least the second such series of attacks in three days and continuing hostilities that have persisted intermittently for about seven months. U.S. Central Command stated that the strikes hit Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets, including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities, and communications sites. In response, Iran fired missiles and drones at multiple sites across the region. Earlier in the conflict, around August 30, Iran launched retaliatory missiles toward Jordan, a U.S. ally; American forces intercepted them, according to a source cited by one outlet. President Trump said the U.S. was not attempting to force Iran back to the negotiating table and indicated further strikes could follow depending on Tehran's actions. Separately, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned, a departure lawmakers publicly reacted to; his exit was described as part of a broader wave of roughly two dozen early departures among senior U.S. military and defense leadership. As of the latest reporting, the exchange of strikes between U.S. and Iranian forces continues without confirmed casualty figures or damage assessments from either side. It remains unresolved whether the wave of senior military resignations, including Driscoll's, is directly connected to the ongoing conflict with Iran or reflects separate institutional dynamics. The trajectory of the conflict, including whether further U.S. strikes are imminent or whether diplomatic engagement will resume, has not been confirmed by officials.