Middle East crisis: US military says service member killed during ‘controlled detonation’ of downed Iranian drone – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.US says another troop killed as Israel warns Tehran’s attacks coming closeTwo US troops killed and one missing in Jordan after Iranian attacksJordanian authorities ⁠have not issued any decision ⁠to ​evacuate the airport or ⁠seaport in the city of Aqaba, and have not detected ⁠any potential threats ​in ‌the past ‌hours, the state ‌news agency cited the government spokesperson as saying.This denial comes in response to the US embassy in Jordan earlier saying the airport and seaport in Aqaba had been evacuated by Jordanian authorities because of a “specific and credible threat” (see this post for more details). Continue reading...