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Iran War Updates: U.S. carries out 10th night of strikes after 3 U.S. troops killed, nearly 100 injured in recent weeks - CBS News
WorldBy Joe Walsh, Jennifer Jacobs, Frank Andrews7/21/20261 min read
At least 3 U.S. service members were killed over the weekend in Iraq and Jordan, where back-to-back Iranian attacks on a U.S. base seem to have evaded defenses.
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- The U.S. military launched an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iran after Tehran said it targeted American assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, as well as a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
- The Pentagon identified a third soldier believed killed in an Iranian strike on a base in Jordan and a service member killed in Iraq, bringing total U.S. deaths since the war began to 18, with reports of nearly 100 injured in recent weeks.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers the war has cost roughly $37.5 billion, though multiple sources familiar with the matter suggested the true figure could be significantly higher.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Iran's demand to control the Strait of Hormuz and collect tolls would endanger the global economy and undermine freedom of navigation, raising the concern at an ASEAN meeting in Manila where he reaffirmed U.S. commitment to Southeast Asian partners.
- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Beirut is pressing for a "complete Israeli withdrawal" from occupied southern areas, speaking during a visit to Zawtar al-Gharbiya, one of several pilot zones meant to show the Lebanese army can disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah under a Washington-sponsored deal.
- Lebanon and Israel have been holding direct, U.S.-sponsored talks as regional tensions from the widening conflict continue to affect neighboring states.
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