{"id":1407,"date":"2026-07-18T19:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2026-07-18T19:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:06:58","slug":"two-u-s-troops-killed-in-iranian-attack-on-jordan-one-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1407","title":{"rendered":"Two U.S. Troops Killed In Iranian Attack On Jordan, One Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Two American troops were killed Saturday by an Iranian strike on Jordan, according to <span>U.S. Central Command. Another American service member remains missing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1405\">Finance Guru Rips Viral Social Security Trend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The deaths mark the first confirmed U.S. fatalities from Iranian attacks on Jordan this week. Four other American troops were <span>medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged. CENTCOM says it will not release\u00a0the names of the fallen until 24 hours after their families have been notified. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Iran has attacked American allies in the region in recent days. <span>Kuwait reported that an Iranian attack hit a power generation and water desalination facility, starting a fire and knocking units offline. A child was injured by shrapnel in Qatar, and Bahrain came under attack as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The United States has ramped up strikes on Iranian targets in recent days, many of which were located around Bandar Abbas, Iran\u2019s main strategic port city on the Strait of Hormuz. The city, home to more than half a million people, is home to Iran\u2019s navy headquarters and serves as a key commercial hub for the regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CENTCOM also confirmed the earlier destruction of the Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower on July 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe destruction of the tower directly degrades IRGC\u2019s ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members,\u201d CENTCOM said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1404\">A Secluded National Park Requires A Passport For Entry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared images of U.S. troops and wrote that \u201cIran does not control the SoH,\u201d <\/span><span>referring<\/span><span> to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Iran\u2019s Energy Ministry has reportedly ordered residents to cut back on electricity use during peak hours because attacks on energy facilities had affected the power grid in southern provinces<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Conflict in the region has escalated in the days since\u00a0<span>Iran announced it would no longer honor the interim peace deal with the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe only way you can negotiate with these people is through strength,\u201d President Donald Trump said in a July 14 interview. \u201cAnd the only strength is military strength.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1402\">Finance Guru Rips Viral Social Security Trend<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two American troops were killed Saturday by an Iranian strike on Jordan, according to U.S. Central Command. Another American service member remains missing.The deaths mark the first confirmed U.S. fatalities from Iranian attacks on Jordan this week. Four other American troops were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals and have since been discharged. CENTCOM says it will not release\u00a0the names of the fallen until 24 hours after their families have been notified. Iran has attacked American allies in the region in recent days. Kuwait reported that an Iranian attack hit a power generation and water desalination facility, starting a fire and knocking units offline. A child was injured by shrapnel in Qatar, and Bahrain came under attack as well.The United States has ramped up strikes on Iranian targets in recent days, many of which were located around Bandar Abbas, Iran\u2019s main strategic port city on the Strait of Hormuz. The city, home to more than half a million people, is home to Iran\u2019s navy headquarters and serves as a key commercial hub for the regime.CENTCOM also confirmed the earlier destruction of the Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower on July 16.\u201cThe destruction of the tower directly degrades IRGC\u2019s ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members,\u201d CENTCOM said.\u00a0Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared images of U.S. troops and wrote that \u201cIran does not control the SoH,\u201d referring to the Strait of Hormuz.Iran\u2019s Energy Ministry has reportedly ordered residents to cut back on electricity use during peak hours because attacks on energy facilities had affected the power grid in southern provincesConflict in the region has escalated in the days since\u00a0Iran announced it would no longer honor the interim peace deal with the United States.\u201cThe only way you can negotiate with these people is through strength,\u201d President Donald Trump said in a July 14 interview. \u201cAnd the only strength is military strength.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Two U.S. Troops Killed In Iranian Attack On Jordan, One Missing - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1407\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two U.S. Troops Killed In Iranian Attack On Jordan, One Missing - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two American troops were killed Saturday by an Iranian strike on Jordan, according to U.S. Central Command. 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