The US Central Command said the new wave of airstrikes against Iran, announced at 01:00 Jerusalem, is also a response to the deaths of two American service members in Jordan, a CENTCOM statement said. The strikes were initially described as defending the Strait of Hormuz and retaliating for attacks on US troops in Jordan.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed at 01:00 Jerusalem that the new wave of airstrikes against Iran is also a direct response to the deaths of two American soldiers in Jordan, according to a CENTCOM statement. The acknowledgment adds a specific human cost to the military campaign, which had been initially framed as protecting the Strait of Hormuz and retaliating against attacks on US service members in Jordan.
The confirmation follows a thread of reports tracked by The Zioneer since Saturday evening. At 21:53 Jerusalem on Saturday, an unconfirmed report indicated US strikes had begun. By 01:00 Jerusalem, CENTCOM officially announced the strikes, stating they aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten shipping and to punish the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for attacks on American troops in Jordan. The new detail explicitly links the operation to the two fatalities, which The Zioneer reported as the first American combat deaths in the region since the escalation.
The Zioneer has documented the broader campaign: CENTCOM has conducted multiple consecutive nights of strikes across Iranian territory, targeting naval defenses, drone sites, and command centers, as reported over the past week. The deaths in Jordan mark a significant escalation in the human toll.
It remains unclear whether the two soldiers were killed in the same attack that prompted the earlier retaliation, or if further details on the incident are forthcoming. No additional identification of the fallen servicemembers has been released.
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