The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait, sources told CBS News.
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The Pentagon on Tuesday released the identities of four American servicemembers who were killed Sunday in Kuwait, who are also considered the first United States casualties amid the conflict in the Middle East.
The War Department said all four service members were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa.
America's embassy in Kuwait has also been hit as Iran responds to US and Israeli strikes.
The war spread further on Monday, with Israel exchanging fire with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, US jets being downed in Kuwait and Qatar taking out Iranian fighter planes.
Three US Air Force F-15 fighter jets were shot down in Kuwait.
President Trump also declined to rule out sending ground troops into Iran as the conflict spread into the Gulf countries and Lebanon and Israel exchanged strikes.
Iran's retaliatory strikes on the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar highlight Tehran's strategic message to Washington, emphasizing the risks of US influence in the Gulf.
The number of U.S. service members killed in the first three days of the war grew as officials said the remains of two more troops had been recovered.
Bulky and noisy Iran-made unmanned attack drones have hit buildings in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and elsewhere ...