US service member killed, another wounded, CENTCOM says

17 U.S. service members have been killed since the war in Iran began.

Last Updated: July 19, 2026, 10:21 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange relatively limited strikes despite the signing of the memorandum and amid the continuation of peace talks, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.

Jul 19, 2026, 12:03 PM EDT

Jordan's army says 3 Iranian missiles fell in several locations

Jordan’s army said in a statement posted online Sunday that three missiles launched from Iran fell in several locations in the country.

No casualties were reported, the statement said.

This screen grab taken from video footage released on July 16, 2026, by Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)'s Sepah News website shows a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain.
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Jordan’s state news agency says three missiles were intercepted by air defense systems and a fourth missile landed in a remote area in southern Jordan.

The IDF also released a statement saying they "identified the launch of missiles from Iran toward the city of Aqaba in Jordan, adjacent to Israel."

Interceptors were launched toward missile debris to prevent threats to Israeli territory and as a result, interceptor fragments fell near Eilat, the IDF said.

No damage or injuries were reported in that attack, according to the IDF.

-ABC News' Claire Bower and Jordana Miller

Jul 19, 2026, 10:13 AM EDT

'Mission will go on until the mission is done': Secretary Wright

After eight consecutive days of U.S. strikes on Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the United States’ “mission will go on” until President Donald Trump achieves his war goals.

“The president's mission is essential for peace in the Middle East and peace in the world, and that is to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weapons, and to degrade their ability to terrorize their neighbors and the world and global commerce. So yes, this mission will go on until the mission is done,” Wright said in an interview on ABC News' “This Week.”

The latest round of strikes came Saturday after U.S. Central Command announced that two American service members were killed, and one other was still missing, after an Iranian attack in Jordan.

“It's tragic to lose American lives, but this is a mission that will save countless lives going forward,” Wright said, when pressed on whether the president planned to retaliate further in response to those deaths.

Since the war started in late February, 16 U.S. troops have been killed, and hundreds have been wounded, according to the Department of Defense.

-ABC News' Quinn Scanlan

Jul 19, 2026, 9:41 AM EDT

IAEA 'looking into' reported attack on under-construction Iranian nuclear site

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday that it was "looking into reports of an overnight attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin, Iran," after Iran's Atomic Energy Organization alleged a U.S. strike on the site.

"The facility is in the very early stages of construction and contained no nuclear material when last visited by the IAEA," the IAEA said in a statement posted to social media.

The reported attack "is not believed to pose any radiological risk," the IAEA said, adding that IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi reiterated his call for "military restraint in the vicinity of all nuclear-related sites."

U.S. Central Command has not yet commented on the alleged overnight attack.

-ABC News' Guy Davies

Jul 19, 2026, 8:47 AM EDT

IDF says Iran fired at Aqaba in Jordan

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Sunday that it detected missile launches from Iran toward the Red Sea Jordanian city of Aqaba, which sits along the Jordanian-Israeli border.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Claire Bower

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