Iran War Toll Mounts

U.S. Central CommandCentral Commandtheater-level Unified Combatant Command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the broader Middle East identified the third and fourth American soldiers killed in Iran's July 17 attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, and another soldier died in Iraq while disposing of a downed Iranian drone — the war's first sustained American losses. The deaths came as U.S. strikes entered an eleventh consecutive night, hitting Tabriz, Tehran and southern Iran in the campaign to secure Strait of Hormuz shipping. Defense Secretary Hegseth faced bipartisan grilling over the toll, and Trump said the U.S. has no interest in talks unless Tehran is ready for meaningful negotiations.