After at least three more American troops were reported killed in Iranian attacks on Jordan and Iraq, President Trump has newly warned Monday that "Every time Iran kills an American soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!"

The Commander-in-Chief says further he's given "directives" on a presumably impending US military response to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, as well as his generals.

Trump had on Saturday said the deaths of service members in Jordan are "a very sad thing." He stated: "We hate to see it happen." In follow-up he described that the retaliation on Iran would be in 'honor' of these fallen 'patriots'.

Greek Tankers Hit, Also as Iran Targets Bahrain

Iran's IRGC continues to insist that it along is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, as it continues firing on foreign vessels seeking to traverse the Strait of Hormuz outside of Iran's 'approved' zone and protocol. According to some of the latest developments on this front, via regional media:

One of two Greek-owned tankers hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz has been abandoned by its crew after fire was reported on the vessel.

The crew was rescued by a tugboat after abandoning the Maltese-flagged Kavomaleas owned by Greece's Dynacom Tankers.

Earlier, UKMTO reported fire onboard the tanker north of Kuzmar, Oman. It had been stranded in the Arabian Gulf after spending months offshore of Saudi Arabia.

It appeared to exit the Strait of Hormuz on July 2 although its AIS tracking was turned off.

Various locations across Iran meanwhile continued to get pummeled by US aerial attacks. Iran in turn has been heavily targeting Bahrain on Monday.

"The US launched an aerial attack on one of the areas in Shiraz, it resulted in no casualties, and the situation is under control," IRIB reports. Currently, FM Araghchi is said to be en route to Pakistan, as mediators scramble to contain the war.

Air war alone cannot dislodge a large military/regime, hence the dilemma of restraint vs. quagmire and new forever war...