Two American service members have been killed and another declared missing following an Iranian missile and drone assault on a United States military base in Jordan, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed.
CENTCOM disclosed on Saturday that four additional soldiers sustained injuries during the attack but were evacuated to hospitals in Jordan, treated, and later discharged.
Several other personnel who suffered minor injuries have since returned to active duty.
According to the military command, the attack occurred on Friday, 17 July, as US and allied forces defended the base against a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles and drones.
“Two US service members in Jordan were killed in action while defending against Iranian missile and drone attacks. One additional service member remains missing in action,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
The command added that the identities of the deceased would not be released until their families had been formally notified.
The latest fatalities raise the number of American military personnel killed since the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict to 16, while more than 400 others have been wounded.
The incident comes amid an intensifying military confrontation between Washington and Tehran.
Iran has stepped up attacks on American military installations across the Middle East in retaliation for repeated US airstrikes on Iranian territory.
On Friday night, the United States reportedly launched another wave of strikes against Iranian targets, marking the seventh consecutive night of military operations.
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei condemned the attacks, accusing Washington of repeatedly violating previous understandings and dismissing US President Donald Trump’s commitments as “worthless and invalid.”
Beyond military installations, recent US strikes have reportedly damaged civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges, electricity facilities and water systems.
One attack on desalination infrastructure in the coastal village of Bunji reportedly disrupted water supplies to approximately 10,000 residents across 20 villages.
Iran also claimed responsibility for retaliatory strikes targeting facilities in Kuwait, including an attack that sparked a fire at a power and desalination plant near Al-Ahmadi Port.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the operation also targeted a US naval fuel support facility in the area.
Meanwhile, fresh US strikes in Iran’s Hormozgan Province reportedly killed three people and injured eight others.
Iranian authorities say military operations since 6 July have left at least 50 people dead and more than 500 injured.
