Two U.S. service members were killed in action while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan, marking the first American deaths since a tenuous ceasefire agreement earlier this year, according to U.S. Central Command. Another service member is missing after Friday’s attacks, and four American service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged.
The latest casualties bring the total number of U.S. service members killed in the conflict with Iran to at least 15. This includes six people who were killed when two refueling jets collided above Iraq, and six service members who died in an Iranian drone strike that hit a command post in Kuwait. A Navy pilot also died in a helicopter crash in the Arabian Sea earlier this month.
The conflict has resulted in more than 400 U.S. troops being wounded throughout the campaign. American forces launched a seventh consecutive night of attacks on Iranian assets on Friday, as Iran ramps up missile and drone attacks on U.S. allies and assets in the Persian Gulf. The tenuous ceasefire has effectively collapsed, with Donald Trump’s administration continuing a series of strikes after accusing Iran of attacking merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has fired back with strikes against Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Syria, and Jordan, warning of a
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