The United States launched strikes on Iran after two American service members were killed and one was reported missing in an attack on a base in Jordan, according to reporting by The Washington Post.
The strikes are the latest in a widening confrontation between Washington and Tehran.
President Donald Trump addressed the deaths of the two troops, calling the loss "a very sad thing," in remarks reported by NewsNation.
Al Jazeera reported that the U.S. bombed Iran again as Trump mourned the two soldiers killed in the Jordan attack.
The fate of the missing service member has not been confirmed in the available reporting.
The attack on the Jordan base has drawn new attention to the country's position in the conflict. The New York Times reported that Jordan is becoming a new focus in the U.S.-Iran war.
Jordan is a longtime U.S. partner in the Middle East and hosts American military personnel. Its location places it close to several flashpoints in the region.
The Atlantic described the deaths as the latest American losses in what it referred to as the Iran war, signaling how the fighting has escalated.
The exact location of the base inside Jordan and the full details of how the attack unfolded were not specified in the source reporting.
U.S. officials have not released the names of the two service members killed. It is standard practice to withhold identities until families have been notified.
The back-and-forth strikes mark a sharp turn in tensions that have built between the United States and Iran over recent months.
American forces have maintained a presence across the Middle East for years, operating from bases in several partner nations. Those positions have at times come under fire during periods of heightened conflict.
The decision to strike Iran directly after the deaths of American troops raises the prospect of further exchanges between the two sides.
Trump's public comments on the loss of the service members came as his administration weighed its response. The president did not lay out the next steps in the remarks reported by NewsNation.
Officials have not said whether additional strikes are planned or how Iran might respond to the latest U.S. military action.
The conflict has already drawn in multiple countries across the region, and the attack in Jordan adds a new dimension to where the fighting could spread.
For readers following the story from outside the region, the developments point to a deepening military standoff involving one of the world's most heavily armed powers and a major regional force.
The coming days are likely to bring more clarity on the missing service member, the scale of the U.S. strikes, and Iran's next move.
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