List of U.S. service members killed during the 2026 Iran war
In the 40 days following the start of hostilities against Iran by the US and Israel, at least 13 US service personnel were killed and 381 wounded. One source lists Israel as suffering a total of 23 deaths (as of 23 April). Some 43 other countries are also affected and 23 of these have sustained fatalities. The estimated overall count of deaths including civilians had mounted to at least 10,000.
The following is a list of confirmed U.S. service members as well as service members from U.S.-allied countries and members of peacekeeping forces killed during the 2026 Iran war. It includes services fatalities of nationalities whose stances in the war are variously described as 'Western Coalition', 'NATO', and 'Gulf Cooperation Council', as well as the 'International' category of United Nations peacekeeping forces.
Main combat nations
United States
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Corps/Aircraft |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Robert Marzan |
1 March 2026, Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait (54) |
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Nicole Amor |
1 March 2026, Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait (39) |
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Noah Tietjens |
1 March 2026, Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait (42) |
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Declan Coady |
1 March 2026, Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait (20) |
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Jeffrey O'Brien |
1 March 2026, Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait (45) |
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Cody Khork |
1 March 2026, Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait (35) |
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Benjamin Pennington |
8 March 2026, Saudi Arabia (26) |
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Died from injuries sustained on March 1 at the Prince Sultan Air Base. |
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John "Alex" Klinner |
12 March 2026, Western Iraq (33) |
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Ariana Savino |
12 March 2026, Western Iraq (31) |
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Ashley Pruitt |
12 March 2026, Western Iraq (34) |
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Seth Koval |
12 March 2026, Western Iraq (38) |
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Curtis Angst |
12 March 2026, Western Iraq (34) |
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Tyler Simmons |
12 March 2026, Western Iraq (28) |
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Non-Combat
As of April 1, one U.S. soldier was known to have died in a Non-Combat related death during the War.
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Corps |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Sorffly Davius |
6 March 2026, Camp Buehring, Kuwait (46) |
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Officials stated his death was not combat-related and the cause remains undetermined. |
Israel
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Maher Khatar |
8 March 2026, Lebanon (38) |
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Or Demry |
8 March 2026, Lebanon (20) |
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Ori Greenberg |
26 March 2026, Lebanon (21) |
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Aviaad Elchanan Volansky |
26 March 2026, Lebanon (21) |
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Moshe Yitzhak HaCohen Katz |
28 March 2026, Lebanon (22) |
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Liran Ben Zion |
30 March 2026, Lebanon (19) |
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Ben Cohen |
30 March 2026, Lebanon (21) |
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Maksim Antis |
30 March 2026, Lebanon (21) |
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Noam Madmoni |
30 March 2026, Lebanon (22) |
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Gilad Harel |
30 March 2026, Lebanon (21) |
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Guy Ladar |
4 April 2026, Lebanon (21) |
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Touval Yosef Lifshiz |
7 April 2026, Lebanon (20) |
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Ayal Uriel Bianco |
14 April 2026, Lebanon (30) |
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Barak Kalfon |
17 April 2026, Lebanon (48) |
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Lidor Porat |
18 April 2026, Lebanon (31) |
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Idan Fooks |
26 April 2026, Lebanon (19) |
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Liem Ben-Hamo |
30 April 2026, Lebanon (19) |
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Casualties of other nationalities
France
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Arnaud Frion |
12 March 2026, Mala Qara, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan (42) |
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Frion became the first European to die during the 2026 Iran War. |
Kuwait
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Abdullah Emad Al-Sharrah |
6 March 2026, Kuwait |
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Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Mejmed |
6 March 2026, Kuwait |
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Qatar
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Mubarak Salem Daway al-Marri |
21 March 2026, Qatar |
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Fahad Hadi Ghanem al-Khayarin |
21 March 2026, Qatar |
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Mohammed Maher Mohammed |
21 March 2026, Qatar |
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Saeed Nasser Sameekh |
21 March 2026, Qatar |
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Türkiye
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Sinan Taştekin |
21 March 2026, Qatar (41) |
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United Arab Emirates
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Saeed Rashid Hamad Al Balushi |
9 March 2026, United Arab Emirates |
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Ali Saleh Ismail Al Tunaiji |
9 March 2026, United Arab Emirates |
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Peacekeeping personnel
France
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Florian Montorio |
18 April 2026, Al-Ghandouriyah, Lebanon (40) |
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Anicet Girardin |
22 April 2026, Paris, France (31) |
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Injured in the 18 April incident, died in Hospital. |
Indonesia
Portrait |
Name |
Date of death |
Rank |
Assigned Group |
Notes |
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Farizal Rhomadhon |
29 March 2026, Aadshit al-Qusayr, Lebanon (28) |
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Muhammad Nur Ichwan |
30 March 2026, Bani Haiyyan, Lebanon (25) |
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Zulmi Aditya Iskandar |
30 March 2026, Bani Haiyyan, Lebanon (33) |
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Rico Pramudia |
24 April 2026, Beirut, Lebanon (31) |
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Injured in 29 March incident, died in hospital |
Total lost
Country |
Number |
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Israel |
18 |
United States |
14 |
Qatar |
4 |
Indonesia |
4 (all with UNIFIL) |
France |
3 (2 with UNIFIL) |
Kuwait |
2 |
United Arab Emirates |
2 |
Turkey |
1 |
Total lost |
48 |
UNIFIL (IDN & FRA) |
6 |