Dubai: The United States military confirmed on Saturday that two American service members have been killed and a third remains missing following Iranian attacks on a base in Jordan. These are the first US fatalities resulting from direct Iranian fire since the initial days of the conflict.

According to an official statement, the troops were killed on Friday while US and coalition forces were engaged in defending against a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles and drone strikes.

Four additional service members were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals following the assault, though all have since been discharged. The names of the deceased personnel have not yet been released.

With inputs from AP