Key facts
- Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, is identified as the third U.S. service member believed killed in an Iranian attack in Jordan.
- The attack in Jordan also killed U.S. soldiers Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Isabella Gonzales, 19.
- These soldiers were deployed to support a U.S. mission against the Islamic State group.
- A separate incident in Northern Iraq on Saturday killed another service member during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.
- The U.S. conducted retaliatory airstrikes targeting Iranian military facilities, including missile depots, drones, and air defense sites.
Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, is believed to be the third service member killed in Friday's Iranian attack on a base in Jordan, bringing the total number of U.S. service members killed since the war began to 18. The Pentagon had previously identified Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, as the other two soldiers who died in Jordan. These soldiers were deployed to support a U.S. mission against the Islamic State group. The deaths mark the first troop fatalities from direct Iranian fire since the war's opening days. In a separate incident on Saturday, a third service member was killed in Northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone, according to United States Central Command (CENTCOM). The U.S. has conducted retaliatory airstrikes targeting Iranian missile depots, drones, and air defense facilities, vowing swift punishment. CENTCOM stated these strikes aimed to degrade Iranian military capabilities and concluded Saturday night, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces. Iranian state media reported Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas as targets, while an IRGC-affiliated news station reported Iran struck U.S. assets in Kuwait in retaliation with kamikaze drones. President Donald Trump called the deaths a "very sad thing" and reiterated his goal of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The article notes these were the 15th and 16th among U.S. service members since the war began in February, with over 430 wounded, though other reports suggest higher casualty figures.