US conducts ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iran as three US service members confirmed killed

The US military launched its ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iran on July 20, 2026, targeting Iranian military command centers, air defense sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks in the Strait of Hormuz area. Three US service members were killed over the weekend: two in an Iranian missile and drone attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, identified as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, and a third in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone. The total US military death toll since the war began stands at 17, with more than 420 wounded.