The four American service members killed during Operation Epic Fury were hit by an Iranian strike on their bunker in Kuwait, officials said Monday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the men were killed and injured when Iran targeted a tactical operations center in the gulf ally nation,
The military said the identities of the fallen would be withheld for 24 hours so their families can be officially notified.
President Trump hailed the slain service members as heroes and vowed to continue the war against Iran to honor their memories.
“Today we grieve for the four American service members who have been killed in action, and send our love and support to their families,” Trump said during a Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday.
“In their memory, we continue this mission with ferocious, unyielding resolve to crush the threat this terrorist regime poses to the American people,” the president added.
The updated figure comes after US Central Command initially reported three deaths before confirming that one of the injured Americans had died early Monday.
“The fourth service member, who was seriously wounded during Iran’s initial attacks, eventually succumbed to their injuries,” CENTCOM said in a post on social media.
Both Trump and his generals have expressed their sympathy for the dead, but warned that more deaths could happen as the war goes on.
Gen. Dan “Raizin” Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed Monday that “we expect to take additional losses, and as always, we will work to minimize US losses.”
Trump told reporters that he expects the war in Iran to last four to five weeks, but stressed that the US has “the capability to go far longer than that.”
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