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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday the deaths of two US service members in Jordan and the disappearance of a third while they were engaged in repelling Iranian attacks with ballistic missiles and drones.

ThisK and CENTCOM said in a statement that the two soldiers were killed yesterday Friday while performing their duties as part of operations carried out by US forces in cooperation with "partner forces" to repel Iranian attacks, while one service member remains missing.

Statement issued by the US Central Command regarding US service members who were recently killed or missing.

Tampa, Florida — On July 17, two US service members were killed in Jordan while performing their duties during US Central Command (CENTCOM) and partner forces' repelling of attacks...

— U.S. Central Command - Arabic (@CENTCOMArabic) July 18, 2026

It added that four US service members were medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan for treatment, before later leaving, noting that a number of other soldiers who underwent medical examination for minor injuries returned to duty.

CENTCOM confirmed that it will not disclose any additional information, including the identities of the killed soldiers, until 24 hours after notifying their families, out of respect for their families' privacy.

Escalation continues

This comes as CENTCOM earlier announced that the military completed its seventh consecutive night of airstrikes against Iran, stating that the strikes targeted "surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage facilities, and naval capabilities."

In response, Iran launched more attacks on countries in the Gulf and Jordan, escalating the war a week after the ceasefire agreement collapsed. Oil facilities, electricity and water stations, as well as military and security sites in Kuwait, were subjected to rocket and drone attacks resulting in injuries, material losses, and fires.

The Jordanian army also announced on Saturday morning that its air defenses intercepted and shot down 10 Iranian missiles targeting the country's territory, adding that "Royal Engineer Corps teams have begun their tasks at the locations of shrapnel falls, working to deal with and secure them according to technical and security procedures in place."

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