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The U.S. subject connected Sunday (March 9, 2026) announced that a work subordinate had died aft being wounded successful Saudi Arabia by an Iranian attack, the seventh American combat decease since the warfare began.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American subject forces successful West Asia, said successful a connection that the work subordinate died Saturday nighttime "from injuries received during the Iranian regime's archetypal attacks crossed the Middle East" connected March 1.
Israel-Iran war updates connected March 9, 2026
It did not supply further details astir the circumstances of the onslaught and said the work member's individuality was being withheld until 24 hours aft notification of the person's family.
The six different U.S. work members killed truthful acold were each successful Kuwait and besides struck successful the archetypal question of retaliatory attacks from Iran.
Since the United States and Israel launched their wide aerial run against Iran connected February 28, Tehran has responded with waves of drone and rocket attacks connected Israel and connected nations astir West Asia wherever U.S. troops are located.
On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump and different apical officials attended the repatriation of the bodies of the six dormant soldiers astatine a U.S. subject basal successful Delaware.
