US military death toll rises to 7, Iran claims to have destroyed 4 "THAAD" systems

On the 8th, the U.S. Central Command confirmed that another U.S. soldier has died in military operations against Iran, marking the seventh U.S. soldier to die in this operation.

This is the body of a U.S. soldier being returned to the United States on March 7. Reports indicate that this soldier had previously served in Kuwait and was killed when his command center was attacked by a drone following U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran. AP Photo

According to a statement from U.S. Central Command, this soldier was attacked and seriously injured in Saudi Arabia on March 1 and died on the evening of the 7th.

U.S. Central Command stated that large-scale military operations against Iran are still ongoing.

On the 2nd, U.S. Central Command announced on social media that six U.S. soldiers had died in military operations against Iran. According to U.S. military sources, as of the afternoon of the 2nd, 18 U.S. soldiers had been seriously injured in military operations against Iran.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran stated on the 8th that it had hit and destroyed four U.S. "THAAD" missile defense system radars deployed in the Middle East within the past 24 hours. Satellite images released by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps show that a "THAAD" AN/TPY-2 radar was struck.

Reporters: Gao Shan, Xu Jianmei, Lin Jianjie, Ji Ze