BREAKING: CENTCOM said that a U.S. service member died from injuries sustained during Iran’s initial wave of attacks across the Middle East, marking the seventh American killed in action during Operation Epic Fury. | @aishahhasnie pic.twitter.com/eapymAY1MP
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A U.S. service member has died from injuries received during Iran’s initial retaliatory attacks, the U.S. Central Command said Sunday.
The service member was seriously wounded during an attack in Saudi Arabia on Mar. 1, CENTCOM said.
The identity of the service member will be released following the notification of the next of kin.
This is the seventh American service member to be killed in the Middle East since the war in Iran started on Feb. 28.

