Three US soldiers killed after Iran retaliates for assassination of Ayatollah

The US amassed an ‘armada’ of military assets in the Gulf before unleashing Operation Epic Fury on Saturday (Picture: AP)

Three US soldiers have been killed in action and five more seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, the US military has confirmed.

US Central Command said that several other service personnel had sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions.

It is not clear how the troops were killed, but Iran has furiously launched drones and missiles at US...