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The United States has announced its first casualties in the escalating war with Iran, which entered its second day on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThree U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury,\u201d U.S. Central Command, the combatant command that\u2019s responsible for military operations in the Middle East, said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The United States has announced its first casualties in the escalating war with Iran, which entered its second day on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cThree U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury,\u201d U.S. Central Command, the combatant command that\u2019s responsible for military operations in the Middle East, said<\/a> in a post on X.<\/p>\n \u201cSeveral others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions \u2014 and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing,\u201d Centcom said. \u201cThe situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.\u201d<\/p>\n In response to a request for more details on the circumstances surrounding the casualties, Centcom told Foreign Policy<\/em> that it had no additional information to share at this time. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n U.S. President Donald Trump has not commented on the casualties so far, though he was active on Truth Social on Sunday morning. But in remarks<\/a> to a Fox News reporter prior to the announcement of the first U.S. casualties, Trump said the joint military operation with Israel is \u201cmoving along rapidly\u201d and that \u201cnobody can believe the success we\u2019re having.\u201d The operation has killed a number of Iranian leaders so far, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei<\/a> and top military officials.<\/p>\n When asked whether he\u2019s concerned about Iran moving to close the Strait of Hormuz and the impact of the war on oil prices, Trump said, \u201cI\u2019m not concerned about anything \u2026 I just do what\u2019s right\u201d and \u201cat the end, it works out.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump warned on Saturday about the possibility of U.S. casualties in a video announcing the operation. \u201cThe lives of courageous American heroes may be lost,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n The casualties could come at a political cost for Trump, particularly given that polling<\/a> prior to the operation suggested that the vast majority of Americans were not especially enthusiastic about the prospect of a U.S. attack on Iran. In the lead-up to the operation, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly warned Trump that strikes against Iran would carry significant risks\u2014including the possibility of U.S. troops being killed. Foreign Policy <\/em>also spoke with four former U.S. military leaders ahead of the operation who raised concerns about the risks.<\/a><\/p>\n In previous exchanges of fire with Iran under Trump, including during his first term after the strike that killed Qassem Suleimani and last June amid the 12-day war, no U.S. troops were killed.<\/p>\n