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USA US military: Seventh soldier dies in war with Iran

SDA

8.3.2026 - 22:33

dpatopbilder - US soldiers carry a transport box covered with a US flag containing the remains of a US soldier. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP/dpa
dpatopbilder - US soldiers carry a transport box covered with a US flag containing the remains of a US soldier. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP/dpa
Keystone

The number of US troops killed in the Iran war has risen from six to seven. Last night, a member of the armed forces died as a result of injuries sustained during the first Iranian attacks, the US command responsible for the region (Centcom) announced on X. Specifically, the person is said to have been seriously injured in an attack on US soldiers in Saudi Arabia last Sunday.

Keystone-SDA

08.03.2026, 22:33

On Saturday, Trump took part in the transfer of the six soldiers who had previously died in the Iran war. He traveled to Dover Air Force Base in the state of Delaware for the event. According to the US, the six soldiers were killed in a drone attack in Kuwait in the first days of the war.

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