Video footage circulating online appears to show the moment Iranian missiles hit an airbase in Jordan, killing two American service members. The Iranian attack also left one missing and four requiring hospitalization, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Here’s what we’re following:The U.S. military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in Jordan on Friday while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks: Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, and 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Since the war began, 17 U.S. service members have been killed, reflecting the complicated reality of their exposure to lethal risks even without being on the ground in Iran. Earlier Monday, the U.S. launched its ninth night of airstrikes on Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, killed in Iraq during the “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone. Iran retaliated by attacking Bahrain and Kuwait. The renewed exchanges of fire, now in their second week, have seen the U.S. target Iranian bridges, electrical facilities and, on Monday, the city believed to host its underground missile bases, as the countries inch closer to full-scale war. U.S. gas prices, meanwhile, jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday, and benchmark Brent crude rose above $90 a barrel, further fueling a global energy crisis sparked by the conflict.
