{"success":true,"data":{"id":"417e1c23-e602-4a8b-8a0d-56fdea5f702a","title":"2 U.S. service members killed, 1 missing after Iranian attack in Jordan","summary":"Two U.S. service members were killed in action while \"partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks,\" U.S. Central Command said Saturday.","content":"Accessibility links\n\n****Play Live Radio****\n\n*   **Hourly News**\n*   **Listen Live**\n*   **My Playlist**\n\n*   Open Navigation Menu\n\n*   [Sign In](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/18/nx-s1-5899039/us-troops-killed-missing-iran-jordan#)Personalize Your Experience \n\n Close Navigation Menu\n*   [News](https://www.npr.org/sections/news/)Expand/collapse submenu for News \n\n*   [Culture](https://www.npr.org/sections/culture/)Expand/collapse submenu for Culture \n\n*   [Music](https://www.npr.org/music/)Expand/collapse submenu for Music \n\n*   [Podcasts & Shows](https://www.npr.org/podcasts-and-shows/)Expand/collapse submenu for Podcasts & Shows \n\nDaily\n\nFeatured\n\n**2 U.S. troops killed, 1 missing after Iran attack in Jordan****Two U.S. service members were killed in action while \"partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks,\" U.S. Central Command said Saturday.**\n\nConflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.\n\n# 2 U.S. service members killed, 1 missing after Iranian attack in Jordan\n\nA man displays a placard with portraits of the current and late supreme leaders and the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani at the Islamic Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026. **Vahid Salemi/AP******hide caption****\n\n****toggle caption****\n\n Vahid Salemi/AP \n\nTwo U.S. service members were killed, one is missing and four others were medically evacuated after Iranian attacks on in Jordan on Friday, according to the U.S. military.\n\nThe four American service members who were evacuated to Jordanian hospitals have since been discharged, U.S. Central Command [said in a social media post](https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2078528343000166778) on Saturday.\n\n\"Out of respect for the families, CENTCOM will withhold additional information, including the identities of the fallen warriors, until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified,\" it added in the statement.\n\n_This is a breaking news story and will be updated._\n\nSponsor Message\n\n*   **Facebook**\n*   **Flipboard**\n*   **Email**\n\n### More Stories From NPR\n\nSponsor Message\n\n### Popular on NPR.org\n\n### NPR Editors' Picks\n\n###### Read & Listen\n\n###### Connect","source_name":"NPR","source_url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/07/18/nx-s1-5899039/us-troops-killed-missing-iran-jordan","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/07/18/nx-s1-5899039/us-troops-killed-missing-iran-jordan","author":"Chandelis Duster","author_name":"Chandelis Duster","published_at":"2026-07-18T18:14:11.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-18T18:14:11.000Z","image_url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/07/18/nx-s1-5899039/us-troops-killed-missing-iran-jordan","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":291,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}