The Pentagon has been slow to disclose injuries to US troops during the ongoing war with Iran, avoiding publicly confirming the fallout from Iranian attacks and mostly reserving totals to a military website that lags events by several days or even weeks with officials saying the delay is intended to protect service members.

Angered by the deaths of three U.S. service members but facing the war’s unpopularity at home, Trump has limited options before him.

The U.S. military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran. The Defense Department said in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach,

Israel's military says Iran has launched missiles toward Jordan, warning that the conflict could spill over its borders.

US blockades ports and targets infrastructure as Donald Trump tries to force Tehran’s hand over Strait of Hormuz

Maura Flint, a local tour guide, says the joke is “very funny” but the reality of Mr Trump’s long war in Iran is anything but. “He doesn’t have a good strategy for getting out,” she complains. “There’s no end in sight.”

An intensifying cycle of violence has left at least three U.S. service members dead since the resumption of hostilities a week ago.

The U.S. military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war, saying two were killed and another was missing in an attack on a base in Jordan.