2 U.S. service members killed, 1 missing after Iranian attack in Jordan
2 U.S. service members killed, 1 missing after Iranian attack in Jordan Updated July 18, 20265:17 PM ET Originally published July 18, 20262:14 PM ET By Chandelis Duster A man displays a placard with portraits of the current and late supreme leaders and the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani at the Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Two U.S. service members were killed, one is missing and four others were medically evacuated after Iranian attacks on in Jordan on Friday, according to the U.S. military.
- ▪2 U.S. service members killed, 1 missing after Iranian attack in Jordan Updated July 18, 20265:17 PM ET Originally published July 18, 20262:14 PM ET By Chandelis Duster A man displays a placard with portraits of the current and late supreme
- ▪Qassem Soleimani at the Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026.
- ▪Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Two U.S. service members were killed, one is missing and four others were medically evacuated after Iranian attacks on in Jordan on Friday, according to the U.S. military.
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- ▪ US military launches new airstrikes to ‘swiftly punish’ Iran for deaths of US troops - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Two US troops killed and one missing in Jordan after Iranian attacks — the Guardian
- ▪ Two US troops killed and one missing after Iranian attack in Jordan — BBC News
- ▪ U.S. military says 2 troops are dead and 1 is missing after Iran attacks a base in Jordan — World News
- ▪ Centcom Confirms Iranian Attack Killed 2 Americans in Jordan — PJ Media
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2 U.S. service members killed, 1 missing after Iranian attack in Jordan Updated July 18, 20265:17 PM ET Originally published July 18, 20262:14 PM ET By Chandelis Duster A man displays a placard with portraits of the current and late supreme leaders and the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani at the Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Two U.S. service members were killed, one is missing and four others were medically evacuated after Iranian attacks on in Jordan on Friday, according to the U.S. military. The four American service members who were evacuated to Jordanian hospitals have since been discharged, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post on Saturday.
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