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Trump Links Iran Strikes to Honoring Three Killed Service Members

7/21/2026

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Trump Honors Strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump said the strikes against Iran were carried out in honor of the three service members killed.
1st Lt. Tyler Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales were killed in an Iranian attack on Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.
One American service member remains missing, with unidentified remains later found at the Jordanian site.
U.S. Central Command said four service members were evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and discharged.

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Pentagon Discloses Deaths

The Pentagon disclosed the names, ages, and hometowns of the two U.S. service members killed in Jordan.
Two U.S. service members died in the missile strike on Jordan’s air base; a third was killed in northern Iraq.
A service member remains missing, with recovered remains believed to belong to that soldier.
The confirmed U.S. death toll rose to 17; four injured were discharged after treatment.

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Trump Honors Strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump said the strikes against Iran were carried out in honor of the three service members killed.
1st Lt. Tyler Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales were killed in an Iranian attack on Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.
One American service member remains missing, with unidentified remains later found at the Jordanian site.
U.S. Central Command said four service members were evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and discharged.

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