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Live updates: U.S. confirms 3 troops killed in Iran war as Trump says operation is "ahead of schedule"
CBS ^ | Mar 1, 2026

Posted on 03/01/2026 11:06:17 AM PST by 11th_VA

The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that three U.S. troops have been killed in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the first American casualties of the conflict, now on its second day.

Iran's military has lashed out against the strikes with missiles targeting ships and countries across the Middle East. Israeli medics said at least eight people were killed in a blast near Jerusalem.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: casualties; iran; military
Probably either Navy base in Bahrain or the attack at airbase in Iraq last evening - prayer up
1 posted on 03/01/2026 11:06:17 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

I have a niece at the Bahrain base.


2 posted on 03/01/2026 11:14:10 AM PST by Pocketdoor
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To: 11th_VA

Under budget and ahead of schedule?


3 posted on 03/01/2026 11:20:25 AM PST by Raycpa
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To: Pocketdoor

I pray for her safety.


4 posted on 03/01/2026 11:21:47 AM PST by Red6
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To: 11th_VA

Any loss of life is tragedy but with all the sorties in the past day and a half and all the missiles that were targeting our warriors you might say that we have been fortunate thus far.


5 posted on 03/01/2026 11:26:11 AM PST by Kahuna
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To: Kahuna
we have been fortunate thus far

Hopefully we’re not packing soldiers in barracks like we did in the gulf war. A single Scud took out dozens of our warriors

6 posted on 03/01/2026 11:31:03 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Well, all three could have been killed BY A FUGGIN’ AFRICAN MUZZIE TERRORIST at a bar on 6th St. in Austin Texas.
Muzzies who love to kill Americans are all over the world. We even welcomed the azhos into our country to kill Americans here.


7 posted on 03/01/2026 11:38:07 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The Supreme Court Sucks. Time for the old dinosaur to go along with the U.N. and NATO.)
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To: 11th_VA

On Amir Tsarfati’s channel it says that the American soldiers were killed in Kuwait.

https://t.me/s/beholdisraelchannel

😢


8 posted on 03/01/2026 11:42:41 AM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: ScaniaBoy

From the same source:

The number of missiles and suicide drones Iran has used to attack Kuwait:

Kuwait 🇰🇼
283 loitering munitions
97 ballistic missiles

18:31 GMT


9 posted on 03/01/2026 11:48:05 AM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: ScaniaBoy

With a big FWIW, from a couple of hours ago...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2026/03/01/kamikaze-drones-are-the-weapon-of-this-iran-war-avav-is-the-stock/


10 posted on 03/01/2026 11:56:02 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: mewzilla

Thanks!

I didn’t copy this from Amir’s post, but at the bottom it says:

*Loitering munitions are precision-guided weapons that combine features of a drone and a missile. They are often called “kamikaze drones” or “suicide drones.”

Which means that they could be sophisticated drones such as those described in your link, or just ordinary drones equipped with explosives. One such drone was seen in a video from Dubai, where it chrashes into a high-rise building. Luckily it was a dud and did not explode.

https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/70061


11 posted on 03/01/2026 12:05:49 PM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: 11th_VA

So grateful that only American soldiers were killed, and not Israeli.


12 posted on 03/01/2026 12:06:21 PM PST by BigJimSportCamper
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To: 11th_VA; All

I have to admit yesterday I was a little peeved that we were not getting the detailed Pentagon briefings of old.

Sortie counts, targets, assessments and how many of what type of weapons were involved. Videos of high profile hits.

We’ve become accustomed to it.

But now I have to admit I like this new communication model better.

It keeps everyone and I mean everyone guessing.

And it’s far more ominous.

High tempo operations continue lol


13 posted on 03/01/2026 12:08:14 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: BigJimSportCamper

Jew hating nazi huh.


14 posted on 03/01/2026 12:52:26 PM PST by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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To: 11th_VA

So, which is it, an operation or a war?


15 posted on 03/01/2026 12:56:26 PM PST by ReganFan4ever (Jesus saves, Moses invests.)
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To: Pocketdoor

“I have a niece at the Bahrain base.”
Praying for her and for the safety of all our service men and women.
They’re doing an excellent job!


16 posted on 03/01/2026 1:00:34 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: ReganFan4ever

It’s whatever Netanyahu says it is


17 posted on 03/01/2026 2:11:10 PM PST by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: mrmeyer

Yes, he says that America is a big, fat cow and that he will milk us. We will pay for the war, sacrifice our service members, and take in Islamic refugees.


18 posted on 03/01/2026 3:23:41 PM PST by pterional
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To: 11th_VA

WSJ reporting that a fourth US service member has died.


19 posted on 03/02/2026 4:49:26 AM PST by Fury
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