Overview
- U.S. Central Command confirmed Saturday that Iranian ballistic missile and drone strikes on a base in Jordan killed two U.S. service members and left one missing at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.
- Reporting shows Iran also struck sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Syria in the latest round of regional attacks.
- President Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. had “obliterated” Iran’s military, a claim Fox anchor Maria Bartiromo publicly questioned on air and which drew wide social-media mockery.
- Former national security adviser Victoria Coates said Iran’s strike capacity is “very seriously degraded” compared with earlier in the conflict but stressed it is not zero.
- The confirmed casualties deepen scrutiny of official messaging and intelligence, raise pressure for clearer answers from the administration, and increase the risk of further military escalation in the region.