Six American soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike against a military facility in Kuwait on Sunday, the US has confirmed.
US Central Command originally said three soldiers died in the incident but officials confirmed on Monday that the death toll had doubled, after one person succumbed to their injuries and two more bodies were found in the rubble.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed a US bunker in Kuwait was hit after a missile was launched during Iran's original retaliation evaded air defences.
The six deaths are the only fatalities confirmed by the US military since it launched a new war against Iran with Israel.
Hegseth said a "powerful weapon" struck a "tactical operations centre that was fortified", without providing further details about the site's location.
