The first direct U.S. troop deaths from Iranian fire since the war began come as Tehran suspends the interim deal and warns of 'unforgettable lessons.' Oil prices rise on supply fears.
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Two U.S. service members were killed and another is missing after an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on a base in Jordan, the U.S. military said Saturday. The attack marked the first direct U.S. troop deaths from Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.
Four other service members who were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals were later discharged. The dead were not identified pending notification of next of kin. Since the war began, 16 U.S. service members have now been killed and over 430 wounded.
The attack came hours after Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, warned of "unforgettable lessons" if the United States kept attacking Iran. State TV read out his remarks, which also called President Donald Trump's signature "worthless and invalid." Tehran's deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, told state TV that Iran was no longer implementing its commitments under the interim deal signed about a month ago.
The conflict has expanded beyond direct military strikes. Both sides have targeted infrastructure, including desalination plants and oil facilities. In Kuwait, an Iranian strike hit a water desalination plant and an oil facility, according to Kuwait authorities and the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. Several people were injured at the oil facility, and a fire at the desalination plant forced power generation units offline. Kuwait depends on desalination for 90% of its drinking water.
The Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil shipments, remains a central flashpoint. Iran effectively closed the strait to shipping after the war started on Feb. 28, sending oil prices soaring and giving Tehran leverage in negotiations. Crossings through the strait fell to a three-week low, according to an international shipping tracker. The closure has pushed global oil prices to multi-year highs, raising costs for consumers and businesses worldwide.
The United States has reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports to halt crude oil shipments. Trump has resumed threats to target power stations and bridges. Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned that countries hosting U.S. forces should be "prepared to receive a corresponding response," state TV reported.
The U.S. Central Command said its seventh straight night of strikes hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities. Iranian authorities said at least 50 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded in U.S. strikes over the past three weeks, including eight killed in a strike on a bridge Friday. U.S. officials acknowledged 13 additional service members had been injured since Monday, including 10 Army soldiers and three Navy sailors. No details were provided on their conditions.
Other regional governments reported defensive actions. Iraq said it shot down attack drones over Irbil. Jordan's state-run Petra news agency said the kingdom's air defense systems had downed Iranian missiles. Air sirens sounded multiple times in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The secretary general of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi, accused Iran of war crimes for strikes on infrastructure and civilian facilities.
U.S. airstrikes hit an electricity and desalination plant in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, Iranian state TV reported. The Bonji desalination plant was destroyed, cutting off water supplies to about 10,000 people. A desalination plant on strategic Qeshm Island inside the strait was damaged. Overnight strikes damaged two tunnels and a bridge, disrupting one of the main highways toward Bandar Abbas, Iran's main port near the narrowest part of the strait.
Iran acknowledged attacks on power infrastructure for the first time Friday when its Energy Ministry issued a call for people to use less power in southern provinces "experiencing extreme heat." It did not specify what was hit.
The attack on the Jordan base sent oil prices higher, the report said. The broader conflict threatens global energy supplies and has already disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which previously carried a fifth of the world's crude oil. A growing amount of the region's energy is being shipped through pipelines. The volume is not nearly enough to offset the decline in shipping.
There was no new word on mediation efforts. The interim deal aimed at ending the fighting appears increasingly fragile. The U.S. military has not identified the dead service members pending notification of next of kin.
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