Vahid Salemi
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AP
Updated July 18, 2026 at 4:17 PM EDT
Two U.S. service members were killed, one is missing and four others were medically evacuated after Iranian attacks on in Jordan on Friday, according to the U.S. military.
The four American service members who were evacuated to Jordanian hospitals have since been discharged, U.S. Central Command said in a <a href="https://absafricatv.com/ghanas-tiktoker-jail-term-a-lesson-on-misinformation-for-west-africas-social-media-generation/” title=”Ghana's TikToker jail term: a lesson on misinformation for West Africa's social media generation”>social media post on Saturday.
“Out of respect for the families, CENTCOM will withhold additional information, including the identities of the fallen warriors, until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified,” it added in the statement.
Iran’s military said it struck the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, a key installation used by Jordanian and U.S. coalition forces.
Sixteen U.S. service members have been killed and more than 430 wounded since the war with Iran began.
The U.S. and Iran have widened the scope of targets in the latest strikes and the escalation has led to broader concerns that there could be an all-out war amid the fighting for control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has closed the strait and the U.S. military said it has reinstated a naval blockade of Iran.
U.S. forces ended its seven planned nights of strikes against Iran on Friday night Underground weapons storage and surveillance sites were among the Iranian assets that were struck, CENTCOM said
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamene on Saturday warned the U.S. that it would face “unforgettable lessons” if it continued its attacks, according to the Associated Press.
On Friday, authorities in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar — a mediator in talks to end the war — said their air defense systems were intercepting hostile attacks. Jordan held off those attacks, according to its state media. Iranian strikes were also reported in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, where at least eight opposition fighters were killed, according to a Kurdish Iranian opposition group.
