The six different U.S. service members killed to this point have been all in Kuwait and likewise struck within the preliminary wave of retaliatory assaults from Iran. File.
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The U.S. army on Sunday (March 9, 2026) introduced {that a} service member had died after being wounded in Saudi Arabia by an Iranian assault, the seventh American fight demise because the warfare started.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American army forces in West Asia, mentioned in an announcement that the service member died Saturday night time “from accidents acquired throughout the Iranian regime’s preliminary assaults throughout the Center East” on March 1.
Israel-Iran warfare updates on March 9, 2026
It didn’t present additional particulars concerning the circumstances of the assault and mentioned the service member’s identification was being withheld till 24 hours after notification of the particular person’s household.
The six different U.S. service members killed to this point have been all in Kuwait and likewise struck within the preliminary wave of retaliatory assaults from Iran.
Since the US and Israel launched their mass aerial marketing campaign in opposition to Iran on February 28, Tehran has responded with waves of drone and missile assaults on Israel and on nations round West Asia the place U.S. troops are positioned.
On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump and different high officers attended the repatriation of the our bodies of the six useless troopers at a U.S. army base in Delaware.
Revealed – March 09, 2026 10:18 pm IST