By Wendy Benjaminson
(Bloomberg) — Two American service members were killed during an Iranian attack in Jordan on Friday, the US military announced. Another is missing in action.
US Central Command said the troops were defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. Four others were evacuated to Jordanian hospitals, the military said in a social media post.
Iran unleashed heavy attacks on Gulf neighbors in retaliation for the latest US strikes as Tehran said it was suspending its commitments under the interim peace deal.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement published Saturday that US violations of the memorandum — a 60-day ceasefire while the US and Iran negotiated terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and curtailing Iran’s nuclear program — “have once again proven to everyone the truth of how worthless and invalid the signature of the US president is.
“The Iranian nation has unforgettable lessons for the American enemy.”
Khamenei still has not been seen in public since US attacks killed his father and predecessor as well as other family members and severely injured him.
A week of back-and-forth strikes by both sides has expanded beyond strictly military targets to include bridges, utilities and port facilities, suggesting little prospect of a return to the fragile ceasefire signed last month.