US service member killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ of Iranian drone, US military says

as last month’s interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled. Both sides have targeted civilian infrastructure relied on by millions of people.

The U.S. military said the service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian continue reading …