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The US military has struck Iran for the twelfth night in a row; following Iranian counterstrikes, four US soldiers have died for the first time, with around a hundred wounded since the escalation began. Foreign Minister Araghchi is promising retaliation on the principle of "an eye for an eye," while Trump is threatening strikes against bridges and power plants. The World Bank warns of a global economic slump.

Twelve nights after the latest escalation began, the US military is continuing its attacks on Iranian targets and moving additional forces and medics into the region. For the first time, several sources confirm the deaths of US soldiers: Al Jazeera (Qatar) and US media report four killed and around a hundred wounded since the fighting began, with the seriously injured flown to Germany for treatment. Iranian and state-aligned sources such as Daily Sabah (Turkey) stress the warning from Foreign Minister Araghchi that any attack on civilian infrastructure will be answered on the principle of "an eye for an eye," while the German and US press (Zeit, FAZ) highlight Trump's threat to destroy a bridge or a power plant for every attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Conservative and liberal papers in the West increasingly paint the picture of a stalemated air war with no clear objective: Politico sees Trump's air war "reaching its limits," while Die Welt speaks of remarkable admissions after the soldiers' deaths. Unconfirmed is the question, circulated above all in Serbian and Kosovar media, of possible Russian help with Iranian attacks on CIA facilities, which US agencies are examining according to Reuters. What the camps agree on counts as fact: the attacks continue, there are dead on both sides, and the World Bank warns of severe consequences for the global economy.