The War Department has named two active-duty US Army soldiers killed in an enemy attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week. The identification comes amid heightened tension between the United States and Iran, whose forces have been linked to strikes on American troops in Jordan and Iraq, prompting retaliatory US military action against Iranian targets.

One of the soldiers has been named as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii; further details on the second victim were not fully provided in the available report. The deaths form part of a wider escalation, with US Central Command confirming a ninth consecutive night of American strikes on Iranian military sites, as President Donald Trump has vowed continued pressure to curb Iran's military capabilities and to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping.