US and Iran Trade Strikes for Second Week; 17 Americans Now Dead

A US soldier died July 18 in Iraq while safely destroying a crashed Iranian drone, bringing US deaths to 17. US bombings hit Iran for an eighth straight night on July 19, targeting military bases and shared infrastructure like bridges and power lines. Iran reported 50 killed and 517 wounded. Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain turned on their air defenses as fighting spread.