A US service member was killed in northern Iraq on Saturday during the controlled detonation of a downed Iranian explosive drone, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Sunday
A second service member was wounded in the blast and received medical treatment for minor injuries.
CENTCOM also announced that unidentified remains were located after a thorough search of a site in Jordan where an Iranian strike killed two US service members on Friday.
Four additional service members were injured during the incident, and one was declared missing.
CENTCOM stated that an examination process has been initiated to verify the identity of the remains.
The identities of the service members who were killed and additional information have not been released out of respect for their families during the notification process, CENTCOM stated.
Trump says death of US service members is a 'shame'
US President Donald Trump described the deaths of the service members as a “shame,” defending the recently renewed US-Iran hostilities during a phone call with the New York Post on Saturday.
He told the New York Post that the service members “died because they don’t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon and they don’t want to see the Middle East blown up.”
Trump added that he planned to contact the families of the service members, stating that he “always” does.