A US service member was killed in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an explosive device from a downed Iranian drone. This incident occurred a day after two US soldiers were killed and another went missing following an Iranian attack in Jordan.

US President Donald Trump said the latest strikes on Iran, now in their ninth consecutive night, were carried out "in honour" of American military personnel killed in Jordan and Iraq.

The latest casualty figures bring the total number of US service members killed since the war began to 17, with more than 420 others wounded.

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