JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Jordan while defending against Iranian missiles, drones
The soldiers' deaths bring the total number of U.S. service members killed during the war in Iran to 17.
The soldiers' deaths bring the total number of U.S. service members killed during the war in Iran to 17.
Both were active-duty soldiers, the Defense Department said. They were killed in action after an Iranian strike on a U.S. base on Friday.
“A second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury," the agency says.
U.S. forces said Sunday they found the remains of an unidentified service member near the Jordan air base where two American troops were killed in an Iranian missile attack. The big picture: The disclosures bring the number of U.S. service members killed in the conflict to 18, as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) also revealed an American service member was killed Saturday in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. What we know: At least two Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which hosts U.S. troops and fighter jets, on Friday. - CENTCOM said in a statement the service member's remains were found after a thorough search and that an…
U.S. forces said Sunday they found the remains of an unidentified service member near the Jordan air base where two American troops were killed in an Iranian missile attack. The big picture: The disclosures bring the number of U.S. service members killed in the conflict to 18, as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) also revealed an American service member was killed Saturday in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. What we know: At least two Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which hosts U.S. troops and fighter jets, on Friday. - CENTCOM said in a statement the service member's remains were found after a thorough search and that an…Open
Two American Service Members Killed In Action, CENTCOM Announces
IRAN — U.S. Central Command attempted to launch another wave of strikes on Iran today, but it was called off last minute due to an inability to locate Iran.
Iran's Ministry of Energy told citizens Friday to turn off their air conditioners during peak hours, in the middle of a brutal heat wave, blaming U.S. airstrikes for the strain on the country's electrical grid. Tehran's temperatures were forecast to hit 102°F over the weekend. In the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the mercury […] The post Iran orders citizens to shut off air conditioning as regime shifts blame for power crisis to U.S. strikes appeared first on American Almanac .
Iran's Ministry of Energy told citizens Friday to turn off their air conditioners during peak hours, in the middle of a brutal heat wave, blaming U.S. airstrikes for the strain on the country's electrical grid. Tehran's temperatures were forecast to hit 102°F over the weekend. In the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the mercury was expected to reach 105°F by Sunday. The directive, reported by the New York Post , said the shutoffs were needed "to help ensure a stable electricity supply in the southern provinces, which are currently facing extreme heat and attacks on electricity supply facilities." What the ministry did not specify: which facilities, exactly, had been hit. Power plants? Transmission lines? Substations? The statement…Open
U.S. Central Command released several videos of American strikes against Iran throughout the past week as tensions continue to rise between the two countries. President Trump informed Congress last week that the war with Iran had resumed on July 7.
Video footage released of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) launching aircraft and precision munitions against Iranian military targets, released July 15, 2026. Published July 16, 2026 U.S. Launches Second Wave of Strikes on Iran as Trump [...]
The Pentagon updated its casualty count to 14 on Monday after the U.S. Navy identified the airman lost over the Arabian Sea last week.