Iran live updates: 7th killed service member is identified

The U.S. struck more than 1,250 targets in Iran during the first two days of "Operation Epic Fury," according to U.S. Central Command.

Among the targets, 11 Iranian ships have been destroyed, CENTCOM said.

"Two days ago, the Iranian regime had 11 ships in the Gulf of Oman, today they have ZERO," CENTCOM said in a post on X while releasing an unclassified video of a strike. "The Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over."

All personnel at the U.S. embassy compound in Amman, Jordan, have "temporarily departed" due to an unnamed threat, according to a brief security alert.

The embassy had previously issued a shelter-in-place order for all mission personnel, telling them to avoid the embassy compound "as it may be targeted."

Six U.S. service members have been killed since the operation against Iran began, according to U.S. Central Command.

"U.S. forces recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran's initial attacks in the region," CENTCOM said in a statement Monday. "Major combat operations continue."

The names of the fallen troops will be withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification, CENTCOM said.

No injuries resulted from an incident that sparked a large fire at the U.S. embassy compound in Kuwait earlier Monday, according to a U.S. official.

The cause of the fire was thought to be an Iranian drone strike, a second official said, noting that the incident was still being investigated.

Staff at the embassy were ordered to return to their residences and shelter-in-place when the fire started, leaving few if any employees inside the main embassy building at the time, according to officials.

The embassy has canceled all appointments for U.S. visas and American Citizen Services until further notice, per a security alert, which adds that information on how American citizens in Kuwait may obtain an emergency passport for travel is forthcoming.