US death toll rises in Iran operation

The United States Central Command announced that the death toll of service members in Operation Epic Fury had risen to six as of Monday afternoon.

"As of 4 pm ET, March 2, six U.S. service members have been killed in action. 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. "Major combat operations continue. The identities of the fallen are...