Two American troops were killed and another is missing after an Iranian drone and missile attack Friday on a military base in Jordan, Pentagon officials said.
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In a statement, U.S. Central Command said four other American service members were wounded in the attack but have since been released from Jordanian hospitals.
Officials did not specify the exact location of the attack, but media reports and video circulating on social media indicate an Iranian attack on Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which houses American forces.
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The American death toll in the Iran war now stands at 16. The two service members killed in the Friday attack were the first U.S. deaths at the hands of enemy forces since March, according to Pentagon casualty records.
The incident comes at a crucial moment in the conflict, as the U.S. has ramped up its bombing of targets across Iran the past week after a ceasefire between the two sides collapsed.
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