scale war’ against America as US names killed soldier
The Pentagon has confirmed the deaths of two US service members following an Iranian drone attack on a base in Jordan. President Trump has vowed retaliation, while Iranian officials describe the ongoing conflict as a full-scale war.
Why it matters
This escalation marks a significant increase in regional instability and direct military confrontation between the US and Iran, threatening global oil supplies and geopolitical security.
Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas, and First Lieutenant James Tyler Feehan, 25, of Hawaii, were killed in an attack on a US base in Jordan
The Pentagon has released details of two US service members killed in an Iranian drone attack on a US base in Jordan at the weekend.
A third service member is missing in action in Jordan following a barrage of missile and drone strikes from Iran, the Pentagon said on July 18.
The Pentagon announced that Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, was killed during the attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.
First Lieutenant James Tyler Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, was also killed in the attack.
No further details were released on the missing service member, or another US service member killed in a controlled explosion of a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq.
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