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CENTCOM says 2 more US service members killed in Iran fighting, raising death toll to 6
Six U.S. service members died after an Iranian missile struck a fortified tactical operations center at Kuwait's Shuaiba port, with 18 more seriously wounded, CENTCOM said.
- On Monday, U.S. Central Command announced six U.S. service members were killed during Operation Epic Fury after a strike hit a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait.
- The U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Tehran over the weekend that officials said aimed to degrade Iran's missile and naval forces and prevent nuclear development.
- A source familiar described a direct hit just after 9 a.m. on the center of the triple‑wide trailer, while Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary, said one projectile penetrated air defenses and satellite imagery Sunday morning showed the building on fire.
- CENTCOM said 18 troops have been seriously wounded, and warned there will 'likely be more' casualties, with operations expected to last four to five weeks, officials said.
- Regionally, the conflict has intensified with nearly 560 people reported killed in Iran by the Iranian Red Crescent, while Kuwait's defense forces acknowledged mistakenly shooting down three U.S. F‑15E Strike Eagles whose pilots ejected safely.
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