U.S. Defense Secretary Responds to Deaths of 4 U.S. Soldiers: They Were Hit in a Ballistic Missile Attack
[Global Network Report, Reporter Yan Peiyun] According to reports from the Associated Press and the British "Guardian," U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated on March 2 local time, when asked about the deaths of four U.S. soldiers in operations against Iran, that they were hit during a ballistic missile attack.
Reports indicate that Austin said a weapon from Iran breached the air defense systems of its allies, "and in that incident, it just happened to hit a fortified tactical operations center."
The U.S. Central Command stated on the 2nd that as of 7:30 AM Eastern Time that day, four U.S. soldiers had died in operations against Iran. Later that evening, U.S. Central Command updated on social media, stating that six American servicemen had died in military operations against Iran. The report mentioned that the U.S. military found the bodies of two previously missing soldiers at a facility that had been previously targeted by Iranian retaliatory strikes.
Additionally, according to the U.S. "Stars and Stripes," U.S. Central Command spokesman Tim Hawkins stated on the 2nd that by that afternoon, 18 U.S. soldiers had been seriously injured in military operations against Iran.
On February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran, resulting in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei. Subsequently, Iran retaliated against U.S. military bases in the Middle East and Israeli targets.
On March 2, 2023, four U.S. soldiers were killed and 18 injured during military operations against Iran due to a ballistic missile strike that hit a tactical operations center. The missile penetrated allied air defenses, resulting in significant casualties. Later updates confirmed a total of six U.S. soldiers dead as the military responded to Iranian retaliation following a prior attack.
- 4 U.S. soldiers were killed in a ballistic missile strike during operations against Iran.
- 6 U.S. soldiers were reported dead later on the same day.
- 18 U.S. soldiers were injured in the same military operations.
- The missile breached allied air defense systems and hit a tactical operations center.
- The incident occurred following a large-scale attack by the U.S. and Israel on Iran.