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US president says death of soldiers in Jordan a ‘sad thing’ as US forces attack Iran for the eighth consecutive night.

This screen grab taken from UGC video footage posted on social media on July 18, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City.
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Two US service members killed during Iranian attack in Jordan

By Heba Habib, Enes Abuomer and Alex Milan Durie
Published On 19 Jul 2026

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  • The US launches new strikes on Iran after two American soldiers were killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan.
  • US President Donald Trump says the deaths were “a very sad thing”, adding that “we’re never allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.