US Central Command has confirmed the deaths of two American service members in Jordan, with a third listed as missing in action, following Iranian missile and drone strikes on Al-Azraq Air Base. The attacks, which occurred between July 9 and July 14, 2026, mark another deadly chapter in an escalating military confrontation between US forces and Iran-backed groups in the Middle East.
The strikes appear linked to Iranian forces, possibly units from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran claimed the attacks specifically targeted US communications infrastructure, fuel storage, and other critical systems at the base.
What happened at Al-Azraq
Jordan intercepted most of an approximately 10-missile ballistic salvo launched by Iranian forces on or around July 9, limiting confirmed physical damage to US military assets on the ground.
This is not the first time US personnel have died in Jordan. A drone attack in January 2024 killed three US soldiers, an event that briefly shocked markets and triggered a round of American retaliatory strikes.
