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Iran live updates: Hegseth estimates war with Iran cost the US $37.5 billion
Seventeen U.S. service members have been killed since the war in Iran began.
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 strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.
Key Headlines
- 11th night of US strikes against Iran concludes
- US striking Iran for 11th straight night
- 3rd soldier believed to have been killed in Jordan attack identified
- In defense of war in Iran, Trump compares deaths in previous conflicts
- Senate Democrats accuse administration of misrepresenting casualties in Iran
- Hegseth estimates the war with Iran cost the US $37.5 billion
- Many ship owners refusing to transit through alternate route after Houthi threats, shipping executive says
US service member killed, another wounded, CENTCOM says
A U.S. service member was killed and another wounded Saturday during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) called "a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone" in northern Iraq.
The wounded service member's injury was "minor," according to CENTCOM.
Saturday's death brings to 17 the total number of U.S. service members who have been killed since the war in Iran began.
CENTCOM also released an update on the U.S. service member who was reported missing on Friday.
"After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing," CENTCOM said.
-ABC News' Steven Beynon