US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says

Key Points:

• Two U.S. Army soldiers, Tyler James Feehan and Isabella Gonzales, were killed in Jordan defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, marking the first U.S. troop deaths from direct Iranian fire in the war.
• Feehan, 25, was posthumously promoted to captain and awarded several honors; Gonzales, 19, was a private serving in Germany, and a third service member is reported missing with unidentified remains found.
• The conflict highlights the risks U.S. forces face across the Middle East due to Iranian attacks, even when not physically present in Iran, involving drones, missiles, and air operations.
• An additional American soldier died in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from an Iranian drone, with another wounded, reflecting ongoing dangers from the conflict.
• Since the war began in late February, U.S. military fatalities have occurred from Iranian drone strikes and other incidents, including a KC-135 refueling aircraft crash in Iraq, with both sides targeting civilian infrastructure and causing casualties.