The US military on Saturday announced two of its troops are dead and one is currently missing after Iranian attacks on a base in Jordan, the first US death due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.
The two servicemen were killed Friday as the US and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, according to a statement from the US military. Four other service members who were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals were later discharged, the US military statement added.
The deaths take the tally of US service members killed in the conflict to 16, with over 430 wounded.
On Saturday, Iranian authorities reported at least 50 people have been killed in the country and more than 500 wounded in US strikes in the past three weeks, including eight in a strike on a bridge Friday.
The latest deaths come as fighting intensifies between both sides over control of the Strait of Hormuz, the essential shipping line where 20 percent of global shipping passes.
