US widens Middle East military footprint as Iran clashes drive casualties and oil higher
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Facing escalating US-Iran hostilities, the US is deploying more F-16s, F-35s, and refueling aircraft to the region as American casualties mount from Iranian strikes; Iran and allied groups retaliate across Gulf states, raising fears of a wider war even as officials say diplomacy remains open, oil prices jump above $90, and the US-MOU framework appears to be unraveling.
- Live updates: Third US service member killed as US ramps up strikes on Iran CNN
- Pentagon Withheld Dozens of U.S. Military Injuries in Iran War The New York Times
- U.S. soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says TribLIVE.com
- U.S. military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack in Jordan NBC News
- DOD Identifies the Two Army Soldiers Killed by Iranian Attacks in Jordan Military.com
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