A total of six Americans have been killed as part of the fallout from the US-Israeli attack on Iran, the US military said on Monday.
Tampa, Fla.-based US Central Command (CENTCOM) said US forces “recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran’s initial attacks in the region. Major combat operations continue.”
Thus far, the soldiers have not been identified, but the announcement updates the death toll from four previously announced.
Plumes of smoke seen from buildings as strikes continue in Tehran, Iran. AP“The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification,” Central Command said Monday afternoon.
Both President Trump and Melania Trump have offered their condolences to the families of the fallen.
Earlier Monday, CENTCOM said another service member succumbed to injuries after being initially listed as seriously wounded in the attack targeting Kuwait.
A US fighter jet shot down in Kuwait. Noor Pictures/Shutterstock
A F-15 US fighter jet is shot down in Kuwait. Shutterstock“Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing,” CENTCOM said.
CENTCOM initially announced Sunday that three US service members had been killed and five were seriously wounded, while several others who suffered minor shrapnel injuries and concussions had been treated and were preparing to return to duty.
A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran. AP
A hospital damaged after airstrikes in Tehran. AFP via Getty ImagesThe victims were members of a US Army unit that oversees supplies and logistics, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press Sunday.
President Trump told the New York Times Sunday evening, before the fourth death was announced, that “three is three too many, as far as I’m concerned,” but added that “if you look at projections, they [the Pentagon] do projections, it, you know, it could be quite a bit higher than that.”
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At a news conference Monday, Gen. Dan “Raizin” Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that “we expect to take additional losses, and as always, we will work to minimize US losses.”
Birds fly as smoke rises from an explosion after strikes in Iran. via REUTERS
A person walks amid debris following an Israeli and US strike on Gandhi Hotel Hospital. via REUTERS“This is not a single, overnight operation,” he said. “The military objectives that CENTCOM and the Joint Force have been tasked with will take some time to achieve — and in some cases will be difficult and gritty work … these are major combat operations.”
The president separately said that he anticipated the campaign against Iran to last approximately one month after strikes began Feb. 28.
A plume of smoke seen in Tehran on March 1, 2026. AFP via Getty Images“It’s always been a four-week process,” Trump told the Daily Mail. “We figured it will be four weeks or so. It’s always been about a four-week process so — as strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks — or less.”
In the same interview, the president said he was not surprised by the progress of the campaign — except “we took out their entire leadership — far, far more than what we thought.”
With Post wires
