A seventh US service member died in the Iran war, US Central Command announced today, saying the American died from injuries received from a March 1 attack on US troops in Saudi Arabia.
“Last night, a U.S. service member passed away from injuries received during the Iranian regime’s initial attacks across the Middle East,” US Central Command said on X. “The service member was seriously wounded at the scene of an attack on U.S. troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 1.”
The name of the service member is being withheld until 24 hours after their next of kin is notified, as is custom.
The news of the fallen service member comes a day after the dignified transfer for the six soldiers who were killed in the war last week in Kuwait. President Donald Trump and other top officials joined the families of those troops as their loved ones were brought home at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
The president has previously said there will likely be more US casualties in the Iran war. Asked Saturday whether he thought he would have to attend more dignified transfers, Trump said, “I’m sure. I hate to … but it’s a part of war.”
“The name of Khamenei will continue” as Iran’s leader, says member of Assembly of Experts
Khamenei’s name as Iran’s leader will continue, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the body tasked with choosing Iran’s next supreme leader, said Sunday, although a final decision has not yet been announced.
In a video carried by Iranian media, Hosseinali Eshkevari said “the issue of determining the leadership… has been completed.”
Eshkevari’s comment suggests that Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will be announced supreme leader.
Khamenei, 56, is a mid-ranking cleric who does not hold an official role in the regime, but who is known to have strong links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Khamenei’s appointment as his father’s successor would be “unacceptable” to him.
