Nine Nights of Retaliation: The US Iran Escalation Cycle Spirals Out of Control The latest round of strikes against Iran by American forces has set a new grim record: nine consecutive nights of attacks.
The escalation cycle, fueled by tit for tat retaliations and miscalculations, shows no signs of abating. A total of 16 US service members have been killed in action since the conflict began.
The controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone in northern Iraq on Saturday claimed another American life, sparking a familiar sequence of events: condemnations from Tehran, warnings from Washington, and more strikes against Iranian targets.