US hammers Iran in 9th straight night of strikes
Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino lead coverage on the escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. Central Command confirmed a ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets. This follows tragic deaths of U.S. service members in Iranian attacks in Jordan and Iraq. President Donald Trump vows continued pressure to degrade Iran’s military capabilities and enforce naval blockades in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The War Department has identified two active-duty Army soldiers killed during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas.
They were the first U.S. service members killed since the restart of hostilities amid Iran’s violations of President Donald Trump’s peace agreement.
A third U.S. service member’s remains are being identified, while another was killed Saturday “during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance” in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command said.
The announcement brought the number of U.S. service members killed since the war began to 17, while more than 420 have been wounded.
TWO US SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED IN IRANIAN STRIKES ON JORDAN, CENTCOM SAYS
The first victims of restarted hostilities were identified as Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, according to a Monday release. (U.S. Army)
Feehan and Gonzales were victims of the Iran attack Friday on Jordan, which remains under investigation. The release of their identities noted they were in Jordan supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the international campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
The mission has ended operations in Iraq, while the U.S. has been consolidating and transitioning its presence in Syria.
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Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, was one of the U.S. service members killed in action Friday, July 17, 2026, during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. (U.S. Army)
Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Gonzales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, in Ansbach, Germany.
The U.S. and Iran have intensified attacks since an interim ceasefire deal signed a month ago fell apart last week, leading to the return to all-out war.
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“Godspeed, heroes,” War Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X. “Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.”
Trump has authorized nine consecutive days of pounding strikes on Iran’s coastal military sites and Islamic Revolution Guard Corps forces defying the terms of the now-defunct memorandum of understanding (MOU), designed to bring a ceasefire and open up the Strait of Hormuz to freedom of navigation.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has said it will continue working to dismantle ISIS networks and prevent the terror group’s resurgence. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
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“We hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three – it’s probably three as opposed to two great patriots,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday night. “We feel very badly, but you know, those great people, those great patriots were out there fighting that Iran could not have a nuclear weapon.”
