U.S. vows to "swiftly punish" Iran as at least 3 troops killed

At least two U.S. soldiers were killed over the weekend in an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, and another is listed as missing in action.

A third American service member died in Iraq after "a controlled detonation" of an Iranian drone. Four Iranian attacks in five days on U.S. forces in Jordan have also left dozens wounded, raising questions about whether missile defense systems failed to intercept or even detect the incoming fire.

President Trump paid tribute to the fallen U.S. forces Sunday, calling them "patriots" who were fighting to ensure that "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon." The U.S. military vowed to "swiftly punish" Iran for the deadly attacks.

Iran's powerful allies in Yemen, the Houthi rebels, announced Monday that they would impose a naval blockade of neighboring Saudi Arabia in retaliation for a recent attack on Sanaa airport. "The Yemeni Armed Forces announce a ban on maritime navigation for the criminal Saudi enemy," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said, according to the Houthi-owned Almasirah news outlet, adding that it would "come into effect from the moment this statement is announced." His statement did not explain how the blockade would work, but the Houthis have previously attacked ships in the region. Saree's remarks came after a fiery exchange between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition that backs Yemen's government last week, during which Saudi forces struck Sanaa International Airport, which has been under Houthi control for more than a decade, and the Houthis attacked Abha airport in Saudi Arabia.

The clash threatens a truce that has been in place since 2022. The blockade announced by the Houthis could put new pressure on Saudi Arabia, as it has been using its East-West Pipeline to get oil out of the kingdom amid the ongoing default closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran. The pipeline moves oil to Saudi Arabia's Red Sea ports, where it is loaded on tankers and distributed around the world.

The Houthi threat to prevent Saudi oil shipments comes after the rebels targeted ships for months in the Red Sea region in response to Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. During that conflict Houthi weapons targeted about 100 vessels in the Red Sea and around the Bab el-Mandeb strait, the southern entrance to the sea. Iran has warned multiple times week that it would order its Houthi allies to shut down the Bab el-Mandeb if the U.S.

attacked civilian energy infrastructure. About 10% of global oil shipments typically traverse the strait, making it another key chokepoint for energy markets like the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-dba3b82b link copied Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave some details on the incidents that led to the deaths of at least three U.S.

service members in Jordan and Iraq over the weekend. In remarks to reporters before he departed for the Philippines on Sunday night, Rubio said "a missile got through" to hit the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, where two U.S. soldiers were killed Friday.

Another soldier remains missing after the Iranian attack - one of several targeting the base in recent days, "We shot down almost all the missiles," he said. "One leaked through, hit the wrong place, and tragically, and it's heartbreaking." Video of the attack in Jordan appears to show that it came with little or no warning, with shocked military personnel scrambling to get to shelters. Four Iranian attacks in five days aimed at U.S.

forces – including two direct hits on the air base in Jordan - wounded dozens of American service members, raising questions about whether missile defense systems either failed to intercept them or failed to spot them coming. The U.S. military confirmed Sunday that another U.S.

service member was killed in northern Iraq, during a controlled explosion to destroy an Iranian attack drone. "They were decommissioning ammunition and an accident happened in that process and they were harmed," Rubio said. "We're just grateful to have such heroic Americans in uniform in service of our country." https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-c5f10c24 link copied Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that his country was in a "full-scale war" with the United States and he warned Iranians that they would have to accept the repercussions of the conflict.

"The reality is that today the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in a full-scale war," Pezeshkian said, adding that "we must be realistic and accept the natural consequences of this resistance," according to a statement issued by the presidency. Iran killed at least two U.S. soldiers over the weekend in an attack on an American air base in Jordan, while another American service member died in Iraq during the controlled explosion of an Iranian drone, U.S.

Central Command said. The U.S. has carried out nine straight nights of attacks on Iran.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-67ce2400 link copied The U.S. military has identified two soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.

The two soldiers were named as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, who was killed Saturday, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, who was killed Friday.

Both were stationed at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The U.S. military is investigating the incidents.

Both soldiers were part of U.S. Army air defense artillery regiments. Feehan was based in North Carolina, and Gonzales was based in Germany.

Another soldier has been declared missing after the strikes in Jordan. Remains have been found at the base but have yet to be identified. A third U.S.

service member was declared dead in northern Iraq Sunday after a controlled detonation of an Iranian attack drone, according to the U.S. military. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-3c869ad4 link copied At least three U.S.

servicemembers were killed over the weekend in Iranian attacks, A third American soldier in northern Iraq died following "a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone," CENTCOM said in a statement . The first two were killed in a strike on a U.S. air base in Jordan.

Remains have been found after another soldier at the base was declared missing after the attack, but they have yet to be identified. Video of the precision ballistic missile attack in Jordan suggests it came with little or no warning, with shocked military personnel scrambling to get to shelters. The missile and drone barrage was the second time in two days Iran managed to launch a direct hit on the base.

In total, four Iranian attacks in five days targeting U.S. forces in Jordan have left dozens wounded, raising questions about whether missile defense systems either failed to intercept them or failed to see them coming. CENTCOM vowed over the weekend to " swiftly punish " Iran for strikes on Jordan.

President Trump has paid tribute to the fallen on Sunday. "But, you know, those great people, those great patriots who are there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," he added, though recent U.S. airstrikes have been focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, not dismantling Iran's nuclear program.

The U.S. military has been sending more assets – such as aerial refuelers – to the region, and the deaths of the first U.S. troops in months appears to suggest that the U.S.

military response is going to escalate. https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base/#post-update-4938ef7a link copied Sailors safely abandoned a vessel set alight by an attack in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency said Monday, as the United States and Iran vie for control over the vital waterway.

"The vessel...