Army Identifies Two Soldiers Killed in Iran Attack on Jordan Base

The Department of Defense has named two active-duty Army personnel who died in a strike against Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last Friday as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, from Carrollton, Texas. The deaths mark the first U.S. military fatalities since fighting resumed following Iran’s breach of a recent peace accord brokered by President Donald Trump.

A third service member’s body is still undergoing identification, and a fourth was killed Saturday during an explosive ordnance disposal operation in northern Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command. The casualties bring the total number of American service members lost since the conflict began to 17, with more than 420 additional personnel wounded in action.

Feehan was stationed with the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, while Gonzales served with the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in Ansbach, Germany. Both were deployed to support Operation Inherent Resolve, the multinational effort against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth memorialized the fallen soldiers on social media, declaring “Godspeed, heroes. Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.” Trump stated that nine consecutive days of intensive strikes on Iranian military installations and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps assets have been conducted in retaliation for violations of the ceasefire agreement signed one month prior.

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have escalated dramatically since the interim agreement collapsed last week, returning the region to open conflict. Trump confirmed to reporters that the administration authorized the retaliatory operations in response to what he characterized as threats posed by Iranian nuclear ambitions.