Middle East crisis live: US launches new round of airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran after American troops killed

Fresh attacks comes after Iran’s supreme leader warned Washington would pay for ‘seeking to escalate’ the conflictTwo US troops killed and one missing in Jordan after Iranian attacksBahrain’s defence force has condemned Iran’s “repeated attacks targeting (its) civilians”, as it confirmed the country’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian missile and drone attacks launched this morning.“With unwavering resolve and high combat readiness, the Bahrain defence force’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed several treacherous Iranian aerial attacks today,” it said in a statement. Continue reading...