At least three US service members killed during Iran operation: CENTCOM

Al JazeeraEN 1 min read 100% complete March 1, 2026 at 04:37 PM

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US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that at least three US service members were killed and five others seriously wounded during an operation against Iran on March 1, 2026. The operation also resulted in several minor injuries, with those service members expected to return to duty. According to CENTCOM, major combat operations are ongoing, and the US response effort continues. As part of the operation, US forces struck and sunk an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette in the Gulf of Oman near a Chah Bahar pier in southern Iran. Further details, including the identities of the deceased, are being withheld until next of kin are notified.

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