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The Pentagon identified six U.S. service members—ages 28 to 38—from two air refueling wings who were killed when a KC-135 tanker crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations related to Iran; the crash is described as an apparent midair collision with another KC-135.
President Trump urged allied navies to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz to pressure Iran to reopen the waterway as oil prices rise, while the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked; the Pentagon later identified six service members killed when a U.S. refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq during operations related to Iran.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling tanker crashed in Iraq after an apparent collision with another KC-135 during operations related to Iran; rescue efforts are ongoing and officials have not yet confirmed fatalities.
President Donald Trump reached out to Kurdish minority leaders in Iran and neighboring Iraq, offering U.S. support to insurgent efforts against Tehran as Washington weighs further actions and faces potential U.S. casualties.