US military fatality toll rises to 17 as Iran suspends peace deal commitments

The United States military confirmed on Sunday that a service member died in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone. This incident raises the confirmed number of US military fatalities in the conflict to 17. The death follows the killing of two US troops in Jordan on Friday, with the military also reporting that unidentified remains found on Sunday are being examined in relation to that earlier attack, where one service member had previously been listed as missing.

In response to Iranian missile fire targeting Jordan, which was intercepted by Jordanian air defences without causing casualties or damage, Jordan summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires to Amman to lodge a formal protest. Jordan hosts major US bases and relies on US air-defence systems. The Israeli military also issued warnings that Iranian missiles launched toward the Jordanian port city of Aqaba risked spilling over into Israeli territory, prompting the launch of two interceptors near the border city of Eilat to prevent debris from falling on Israeli soil.

The United States has launched further airstrikes against Iranian military infrastructure, including sites associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a nuclear plant construction site. US Central Command stated the strikes targeted coastal surveillance and air defence facilities to degrade Iran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz and to punish Revolutionary Guard forces. Satellite imagery from Planet Labs PBC showed earth clearing at the Darkhovin nuclear plant site, although the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the location contained no nuclear material during its last visit.

Iran has suspended its commitments to an interim peace deal, accusing the United States of violating the agreement. The halfway point has passed in the 60-day window set out to negotiate the permanent end of the war. Iranian authorities reported that at least 50 people have been killed and 517 wounded in recent US strikes, while Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned of “unforgettable lessons” if attacks continue.

Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted, with only eight transits on Saturday and three on Friday, compared to a pre-war daily average of almost 140. The United States has reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, redirecting five ships and disabling one in the past week. Meanwhile, Kuwait reported that its power and water desalination plants were attacked for the second time in two days, causing fires but leaving the power grid stable. The Gulf Cooperation Council secretary-general accused Iran of war crimes for striking civilian infrastructure.