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2 U.S. troops killed in Jordan and 1 missing after Iranian attacks, CENTCOM says 69%
By Clarissa-Jan Lim71%
7/18/2026, 5:31:11 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Framing Effect, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 38% saturation with 179 hits. Analysis detected 881 faulty-reasoning hits from 471 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 61.9% and a BS Rank of 69% (6,943 of 21,886 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 68.30% of the article peer group.
Two American service members in Jordan were killed in action and one remains missing after Iranian attacks on Friday, U.S.
Central Command said .
The names of the killed service members were being withheld until 24 hours after their families have been notified, CENTCOM said .
Four others were taken to hospitals and have since been discharged, according to CENTCOM.
Others were evaluated for minor injuries and have returned to duty.
The latest fatalities bring the United States’ combat death toll from the Iran war to 16.
In addition, a soldier died from a noncombat-related incident in Kuwait.
Hundreds of other troops have been injured.
In a social media post on Saturday afternoon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote, “Godspeed, heroes,” adding: “Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.”
The U.S. and Iran have traded strikes for the past week, with Iran hitting neighboring nations where American military bases are located.
Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz — access to which has been a major factor in the war — and the U.S. restored its blockade on Iranian ports.
At least 50 people have been killed and more than 500 injured in Iran since the U.S. resumed its bombing campaign, according to Iran’s Ministry of Health .
A senior Iranian government official told MS NOW on Saturday that the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran is “no longer valid” after days of fighting.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to be able to discuss sensitive issues, said the U.S. had consistently breached the ceasefire and added that Iran had no plans to negotiate while it’s under attack.
A senior foreign diplomat inside Tehran who is linked to Iran-U.S. negotiations told MS NOW that “there is no hope of peace in the near future.”
The diplomat, who did not want to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the topic, said it would “take a miracle” to return to negotiations.
The renewed hostilities threaten to upend the fast-deteriorating agreement that the two countries signed last month.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told state TV that Iran is suspending its commitments to the memorandum of understanding with the U.S., The Associated Press reported Saturday , accusing the U.S. of violating its own commitments under the deal.
It’s unclear where mediation efforts stand at the moment.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement Saturday that the U.S. violation of the MoU proved the “worthlessness and invalidity” of President Donald Trump’s signature and warned of heavy repercussions for the U.S., state broadcaster IRIB reported.
This is a developing story.
Check back for updates .
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