These are the first known casualties since the United States launched attacks on Iran on Saturday.
CENTCOM Update
TAMPA, Fla. – As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three US service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury.
Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being…
— US Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 1, 2026
Another five soldiers were “severely wounded”, according to the US military. The names of the three dead soldiers will not be released until 24 hours have passed since their families were notified, Centcom added.
Announcing the US operation against Iran, Donald Trump warned that there was a possibility that the US would suffer losses.
Let’s recall that earlier the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that it had hit the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with four anti-ship ballistic missiles. The results of the attack are currently unknown.
The Revolutionary Guards said their attacks on “US-Zionist enemy targets” had entered a “new phase”.
(Vijesti.ba)
