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US service member killed, another wounded, CENTCOM says

PHOTO: This screen grab taken from video footage released on July 17, 2026 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Sepah News website shows a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards U.S. targets in Qatar, Kuwait and Oman.
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New attacks on Iran after deaths of US service members
By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab, Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: July 20, 2026, 9:56 AM

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange relatively limited strikes despite the signing of the memorandum and amid the continuation of peace talks, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.

Key Headlines

  • US service member killed, another wounded, CENTCOM says
  • Jordan's army says 3 Iranian missiles fell in several locations
  • IAEA 'looking into' reported attack on under-construction Iranian nuclear site
  • IRGC claims to have intercepted 4 ships in Strait of Hormuz
  • Kuwait 'repelling missile and drone attacks' from Iran, army says
Here's how the news is developing.

Jul 20, 2026 9:56 AM

Fighter jets based in United Kingdom and Germany sent to Middle East

A U.S. official told ABC News that U.S. fighter jets stationed in the United Kingdom and Germany are being sent to the Middle East.

They include F-16’s stationed in Germany and F-35 fighters stationed in the U.K., according to the official.

Air & Space Forces Magazine was first to report the deployment of additional fighters to the Middle East.

There are currently 50,000 U.S. troops in the Middle East.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez


Jul 20, 2026 9:56 AM

US forces strike Iran for 9th consecutive night

United States forces conducted another wave of attacks against Iran Sunday evening, marking the ninth consecutive night of strikes, according to U.S. Central Command.

"The strikes will continue degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM said.

Strikes targeted "Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and communications networks," in an effort to weaken Iran's ability to control the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said. 


Jul 20, 2026 9:57 AM

US service member killed, another wounded, CENTCOM says

A U.S. service member was killed and another wounded Saturday during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) called "a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone" in northern Iraq.

The wounded service member's injury was "minor," according to CENTCOM.

Saturday's death brings to 17 the total number of U.S. service members who have been killed since the war in Iran began.

CENTCOM also released an update on the U.S. service member who was reported missing on Friday.

"After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing," CENTCOM said.

-ABC News' Steven Beynon



Jul 19, 2026 4:04 PM

Jordan's army says 3 Iranian missiles fell in several locations

Jordan’s army said in a statement posted online Sunday that three missiles launched from Iran fell in several locations in the country.

No casualties were reported, the statement said.

PHOTO: This screen grab taken from video footage released on July 16, 2026, by Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)'s Sepah News website shows a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain.
SEPAHNEWS.COM via AFP via Getty Images
This screen grab taken from video footage released on July 16, 2026, by Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)'s Sepah News website shows a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain.
SEPAHNEWS.COM via AFP via Getty Images

Jordan’s state news agency says three missiles were intercepted by air defense systems and a fourth missile landed in a remote area in southern Jordan.

The IDF also released a statement saying they "identified the launch of missiles from Iran toward the city of Aqaba in Jordan, adjacent to Israel."

Interceptors were launched toward missile debris to prevent threats to Israeli territory and as a result, interceptor fragments fell near Eilat, the IDF said.

No damage or injuries were reported in that attack, according to the IDF.

-ABC News' Claire Bower and Jordana Miller


Jul 19, 2026 10:12 AM

IRGC claims to have intercepted 4 ships in Strait of Hormuz

In a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have intercepted four commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Sunday.

The IRGC said all four ships turned off their navigation systems and ignored IRGC warnings with the "support of American" forces. "Two of them had an accident and stopped in place, and the other two refused to continue the route," the statement said.

The IRGC claimed that its navy was in "complete control" of the Strait.

PHOTO: This file photo shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 17, 2026.
Stringer/Reuters
This file photo shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on July 17, 2026.
Stringer/Reuters

-ABC News' Claire Bower


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