Another American service member has been reported killed by fragments of a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq, raising the number of U.S. troops killed last week to three, after a separate drone strike in Jordan killed two service members, according to U.S. Central Command.

In what should have been the controlled destruction of an Iranian attack drone that had already been downed, a service member was killed, and another was slightly injured, CENTCOM confirmed in a statement.

“A U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed in action July 18 during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone,” CENTCOM wrote in a post on X. “A second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury.”

In a separate incident in Jordan, two servicemen were killed while the third person was reported missing. CENTCOM said it found human remains of an individual believed to be the third person and was examining the body to establish an identity.

“Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the passing of two U.S. service members and the missing status of one in Jordan following an Iranian attack on July 17,” CENTCOM said on Sunday. “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.”

The identities of the verified fallen men in Jordan and Iraq were withheld to notify family members, the statement added.

The U.S. responded with heavy gunfire, launching strikes against Iran for the ninth night in a row.

President Donald Trump said the strikes were “in honour” of the soldiers whom he described  as “great patriots.”

“Well, we feel very badly. But you know, those great people, those great patriots were out there fighting so that Iran could not have a nuclear weapon,” Mr  Trump said. “Iran has been very, very badly damaged. They’ve lost everything almost militarily. They’ve got very little left.”

He added that the American troops “hit them very hard again”.

“They’ve got some missiles, they’ve got some drones, they’ve got some manufacturing ability. Not much. We control the Strait. They don’t control anything,” he said.

The escalation of the war between Iran and the U.S. has sent oil prices soaring to $90, with Tehran fighting to control the Strait of Hormuz and dictate the terms of passage for oil ships.