US forces launch fresh strikes on Iranian military targets: CENTCOM

U.S. forces on Tuesday launched fresh strikes on targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

"Today at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran," the CENTCOM said on X.

The development marked a new escalation following a fresh exchange of attacks between Washington and Tehran on Sunday, the first known conflict between both sides since late July.

Explosions were heard Tuesday in the Iranian port cities of Bandar Abbas and Sirik, and on Qeshm Island, reports reaching here said.

Citing sources, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iranian military on Tuesday evening launched missiles toward U.S. bases in regional countries.

The CENTCOM said Tuesday's strikes followed recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against U.S. service members deployed in the region.

Iran fired at least eight ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan on Sunday, following a U.S. airstrike on IRGC launchers on Larak Island, Fox News reported, citing a U.S. source.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed retaliation against Iran, while leaving open the chance of renewed peace talks between the two sides.

US forces launch fresh strikes on Iranian military targets: CENTCOM

The death toll from the devastating mudslide in Nepal had risen to 1,093 as of 20:00 local time Tuesday, according to the latest figures released by the Nepal Police.

The disaster struck northern Nepal on Aug 26. The Nepalese government declared the region a disaster crisis zone for at least three months to facilitate resource deployment, strengthen personnel management, and accelerate post-disaster recovery efforts.

On Monday, a China Media Group (CMG) reporter flew by helicopter over the center of the devastation caused by the mudslide on the Nepalese side of the Gyirong-Rasuwa border crossing on the China-Nepal border.

Aerial footage shows that several villages and towns on the Nepalese side of Gyirong-Rasuwa Port had been wiped out, with numerous transit vehicles and buildings sunk deep in the mud. The reporter said that in the once-bustling town of Syabrubesi, less than 10 kilometers in a straight line from the port, the only people that could be seen were search and rescue personnel.

According to preliminary estimates, around 250 to 300 residential buildings in the town were destroyed by the mudslide, while in Betrawati, 40 kilometers from the port, some 300 houses were also damaged.

Nepal mudslide death toll rises to 1,093