ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The United States and Iran exchanged strikes for a ninth consecutive night into Monday as the American military said it is “holding Iran accountable” by targeting key infrastructure, while Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they struck US military targets in Kuwait. 

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that it “targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks.” 

The strikes are meant to “diminish Iran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners” transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to CENTCOM, which said it is “holding Iran accountable” at President Donald Trump’s direction. 

Meanwhile, the IRGC reported that they struck US military targets in Kuwait. In a statement, the IRGC said that they “completely destroyed a US early-warning radar system in a drone strike.” 

“In a separate attack, they [IRGC] struck an equipment and aircraft parts warehouse, and an MQ-9 drone hangar at Ali Al Salem Air Base, setting several drones on fire,” the IRGC added.

The IRGC-affiliated Mehr news agency reported further explosions in southern Iran, including near the port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz and in the Sistan-Baluchistan province. 

The exchange of attacks has unraveled a preliminary peace deal signed between Washington and Tehran to end the war, with both sides seeking to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz.

On Sunday, CENTCOM announced the death of another US service member in Iraq the day prior, after also confirming two service members killed in Jordan. 

At least 17 American soldiers have been killed since the conflict erupted in February, according to CENTCOM figures, while Iran’s health ministry said that more than 50 people have been killed in the recent eruption of fighting. 

The renewed tit-for-tat strikes started after CENTCOM alleged that Iran had “blatantly attacked” a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. 

The US-Israeli war on Iran began in late February, with Washington maintaining that the offensive was intended to eliminate Iran's nuclear capabilities and impose limits on its missile program.