What we know about US soldiers killed in Iran war, and Iranian casualties

The United States military said on Sunday that a US service member was killed on Saturday in northern Iraq, where US forces are based.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for operations in the Middle East, said the soldier died during a controlled detonation of what it called unexploded ordnance on a downed Iranian attack drone.

How many US soldiers died in the Iran war?

The latest casualty announcements increased to 17 the number of US military personnel killed since the war began, and at least 420 wounded — with at least one missing.

The war began on February 28, when the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran and the Iranians retaliated, hitting US military assets in the Gulf.

What are the names of US soldiers killed?

While the US has not officially released the names of all 17 of the personnel killed in the Iran war, the US defence department on Monday released the names of two of them.

Tyler James Feehan, 25, was killed on Saturday and Isabella Gonzales, 19, died on Friday during an attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The "incident" is under investigation, the military said.

How has the US reacted?

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the deaths of the US soldiers in the Iranian attack on Jordan on Friday were "a very sad thing."

"We're never allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon," he added.

"We hit them very hard again tonight," Trump told reporters as he returned to Washington from the World Cup final.

How do the deaths compare to other US wars?

The death toll in the Iran war is a fraction of the thousands killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Seventeen soldiers have been killed in the Iran war, which has spanned 142 days.

In the Iraq war spanning 3,195 days from 2003 to 2011, more than 4,400 US military personnel were killed.