Seventh U.S. service member killed in Iran conflict

Seven U.S. service members have been killed in the war with Iran, the U.S. military said.

The service member died Saturday night after they were seriously injured during an attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia on March 1, U.S. Central Command said in a statement Sunday.

“This is the seventh service member killed in action during Operation Epic Fury,” the statement added.

The slain service member has not been publicly identified. Officials said their identity would be shared 24 hours after their next of kin are notified.

News of the service member’s death comes one day after President Donald Trump joined the grieving families of the first six U.S. soldiers killed in the war for their dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

The soldiers killed in action were identified as Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa; Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, lowa, who was posthumously promoted from specialist.

The six members of the Army Reserve were killed by a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait. The group was all from the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa, which provides food, fuel, water and ammunition, transport equipment and supplies.

They died just one day after the U.S. and Israel launched their joint military campaign against Iran.

Trump has previously said there will likely be more U.S. casualties in the war, and on Saturday, when asked if he thought he would attend more dignified transfers, Trump said: “I’m sure. I hate to…but it’s part of war.”

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Source: independent.co.uk