Skip linksSkip to ContentNavigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificWorld CupMiddle EastExplainedOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomySportHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored ContentLive updates, Intense exchange of fire between US and Iran as US attacks shift further into Iran’s interior.Video Duration 00 minutes 53 seconds 00:53A seventh night of US strikes cuts water to villages in Iran’s southPublished On 18 Jul 2026
US Central Command said two US service members were killed in Jordan yesterday as “partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks” with another service member “missing in action”. The deaths bring the number of US personnel killed since the start of the war to 16 with more than 400 wounded.
In a written statement, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said US President Trump’s signature was “worthless and invalid” as he accused the United States of “repeated breaches of agreements” with Tehran.
