US soldier killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iranian drone

The death brings the number of US soldiers killed since the start of the Israel-war-on-Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38678" data-entity-type="event">US-Israel war on Iran to 17.The United States military has announced the death of another soldier, saying he was killed in northern Iraq “during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance” from a downed Iranian drone.In a statement on Sunday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the soldier died on July 18 and that a second service member suffered mild injuries during the detonation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran suggests MoU ‘suspended’ as 50 killed in US strikes in Julylist 2 of 3US hits Iran for 8th consecutive night; Tehran returns fire on Gulf baseslist 3 of 3Moment Iranian missiles hit airbase in Jordan killing US soldiersend of listIt did not name the soldier who died.The death on Saturday brought the number of US service members killed since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran to 17. The war began on February 28.Two other US service members were killed in Jordan" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="167840" data-entity-type="event">Iranian strikes in Jordan on Friday, while a third went missing. CENTCOM said on Sunday that unidentified remains have been found at the location and an examination process was under way to identify the remains.The announcement came as the US attacked Iran for an eighth consecutive night, and Tehran fired missiles and drones at US assets in the Gulf in retaliation.The two countries have intensified attacks in recent days as an interim ceasefire agreement signed a month ago has unravelled and a struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping channel, has deepened.The conflict has killed thousands of people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and led to major disruptions to energy supplies and fears over global inflation.Iran has launched hundreds of cheaply produced and highly explosive one-way attack drones – called “Shaheds” by Iran – at targets across the Gulf since hostilities began.