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CENTCOM says two U.S. service members were killed in Jordan and one is missing

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Local time
1:25 PM in New York
Where
Jordan

CENTCOM said two U.S. service members in Jordan were killed in action on July 17 as U.S. and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, and that another was missing in action.

Why it matters

They were the first U.S. troops killed by Iranian fire since the memorandum, and CENTCOM said that night's strikes were meant to 'swiftly punish' the IRGC forces responsible.

Sources (2)

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 9:00 PM Amman time, Jul 17, 2026 to 1:25 PM New York time, Jul 18, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Two U.S. service members killed, one missing in Jordan"); revised the summary; revised the context note; reclassified it from incident to casualties; updated the sourcing note; added a source: Al Jazeera live blog. Why and evidence