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Dwali Saikaltao· Host0:15

Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwali Saikaltao. Israel Defense Forces says it has carried out fresh attacks on military targets in Iran, and US Central Command says the US has retaliated against the Revolutionary Guard over the attacks on a base in Jordan Friday that left two US service members dead and another one missing. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports sixteen troops have died in the war since February.

Quil Lawrence0:46

The US has been bombarding infrastructure and military targets in Iran for a full week, and Iran's state media says scores have been killed, both military and civilian. Iran has also claimed to have hit tankers in the Gulf and several US bases in the region with drones and rockets. That included Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, a joint US-Jordanian facility. CENTCOM has denied most of these claims but has now confirmed that US troops on a base in Jordan died after an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack. Several service members were medevaced to Jordanian hospitals. Others returned to duty with minor injuries. President Trump has said that negotiations to end the war continue but also that the ceasefire declared in April