Death toll rises to 6 US service members following Iranian attack on fortified operations center in Kuwait

US Central Command has confirmed that an additional two US service members were killed in the attack on a fortified operations center in Kuwait over the weekend. This raises the death toll of American service members from four to six thus far under Operation Epic Fury.

"As of 4 pm ET, March 2, six U.S. service members have been killed in action. U.S. forces recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran's initial attacks in the region. Major combat operations continue. The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification," CENTCOM reported.

Operation Epic Fury was launched by the Trump administration on Saturday, March 1. Israel and the US teamed up to attack Iran and dismantle their regime. In addition to killing the nation's supreme leader, the entire command structure was wiped out.

In the aftermath of that attack, Iran began strikes on US military bases in neighboring nations. Attacks from Iran were seen in Kuwait, where they struck an operations center and killed six members of the US Armed Forces, as well as in Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. Israel has also come under fire.

Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that "radical Islamists can't have a nuclear bomb" and explained that the mission was launched to prevent Iran from building up a conventional weapons arsenal that they could use to protect their nuclear weapons program. President Donald Trump reiterated this when he spoke ahead of a ceremony to award military honors.

He said on Sunday that he mourned the loss of the military personnel but that there would likely be more casualties. He also indicated that there could be US troops deployed to Iran should that be determined to be necessary. Trump has said that the operation is intended to take four to six weeks.