Two U.S. troops killed in Iranian missile attack on Jordan

Axios reports that two U.S. service members were killed and several more wounded in an Iranian ballistic missile attack on an airbase in Jordan on Saturday. According to military officials, at least two Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which hosts American troops and fighter jets, with videos on social media showing the impact and heavy smoke. Axios notes these are the first U.S. troops killed since the fighting resumed two weeks ago, bringing the total number of American service members killed in the war to sixteen. This is a developing story.

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