What we know about US soldiers killed in Iran war, and Iranian casualties
Trump has expressed sadness and vowed to hit Iran ‘very hard’ to honour killed US soldiers. Trump: Latest strikes on Iran 'in honour' of killed
Trump has expressed sadness and vowed to hit Iran ‘very hard’ to honour killed US soldiers. Trump: Latest strikes on Iran 'in honour' of killed US military personnel The United States military said on Sunday that a US service member was killed on Saturday in northern Iraq, where US forces are based. The US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for operations in the Middle East, said the soldier died during a controlled detonation of what it called unexploded ordnance on a downed Iranian attack drone. How many US soldiers died in the Iran war? The latest casualty announcements increased to 17 the number of US military personnel killed since the war began, and at least 420 wounded — with at least one missing. The war began on February 28, when the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran and the Iranians retaliated, hitting US military assets in the Gulf. First phase of war Before the US and Iran signed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) on June 17 to extend their ceasefire and continue peace talks, the US military confirmed 13 combat-related deaths across the region. They included six crew when a US refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq in early March. Additionally, one service member died of a “health-related incident” in Kuwait. Latest crossfire The MoU triggered a 60-day negotiation period. While ceasefire negotiations remained precarious, hostilities largely subsided until July 7, when the latest crossfire began. The US and Iran have traded attacks since then. On Sunday night, the US announced it had concluded its ninth consecutive night of attacks against Iran. Iran hit back with ballistic missiles hitting US transport planes at Aqaba airport in Jordan.
The US military said earlier on Sunday that two service personnel died in Jordan and a third was missing in action. Also on Sunday, CENTCOM said that “unidentified remains” had been found at the site of Friday’s attack and that “an examination process to verify the remains is ongoing”. What are the names of US soldiers killed? While the US has not officially released the names of all 17 of the personnel killed in the Iran war, the US defence department on Monday released the names of two of them. Tyler James Feehan, 25, was killed on Saturday and Isabella Gonzales, 19, died on Friday during an attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The “incident” is under investigation, the military said. On March 14, the Department released the names of six air force personnel who were killed during the refuelling incident in Iraq two days earlier: John Klinner, 33; Ariana Savino, 31; Ashley Pruitt, 34; Seth Koval, 38; Curtis Angst, 30; and Tyler Simmons, 28. On March 3, the department announced that Cody Khork, 35; Noah Tietjens, 42; Nicole Amor, 39; and Declan Coady, 20, died on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, during an unmanned aircraft system attack. On March 4, it announced that Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, also died on March 1 in Port Shuaiba. On March 11, the Department said army reserve soldier Robert Marzan, 54, died during the same attack. Benjamin Pennington, 26, died on March 8 of injuries sustained on March 1 during an attack at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia How has the US reacted? President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the deaths of the US soldiers in the Iranian attack on Jordan on Friday were “a very sad thing”.
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