Conflict · US servicemen killed · ArchiefGimenez: Ceasefire with Iran 'has not worked,' 4 US servicemen killed as war enters 5th monthGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00The 60-day US Iran ceasefire that was0:02supposed to pause this war has0:03completely collapsed and four more0:05American families are now mourning. Over0:07the weekend, three US service members0:08were killed in an Iranian missile and0:10drone strike on a base in Jordan and a0:12fourth died during a controlled0:13detonation of an Iranian drone in Iraq.0:16The war is now nearly five months old,0:17far exceeding the four to six weeks0:19officials originally estimated.0:22Three of the four were killed at0:24Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Eastern0:26Jordan near the Iraqi border when an0:28Iranian missile and drone barrage struck0:30the installation. The fourth died at0:32Erbil Airbase in northern Iraq during a0:34controlled detonation of an Iranian0:36drone, a reminder that danger persists0:38long after these munitions land. Nearly0:41100 US troops have been wounded since0:42fighting resumed this month. The fallen0:44service members range from 19 to 300:46years old. Private First Class Isabella0:48Gonzalez of Carrollton, Texas. First0:51Lieutenant Tyler James Fehan of Ewa0:53Beach, Hawaii. Sergeant Angel S.0:55Ramperzad of Ozone Park, New York. And0:57Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton of0:59Fayetteville, North Carolina. Four1:01lives, four hometowns, now added to a1:03toll of 18 Americans killed in this1:05conflict.1:07Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez,1:09who opposed the 60-day pause from the1:11start, is telling ABC News the ceasefire1:14strategy has failed and is calling for1:16increased pressure on Iran. He says the1:18administration needs a fundamentally1:20different approach, one that does not1:21give Tehran time to regroup and rearm.1:23The price tag keeps climbing. 37 and a1:26half billion dollars spent so far with1:28the Pentagon now requesting 67 billion1:30more in supplemental funding. The1:32administration has launched 111:33consecutive nights of air strikes1:35against Iranian targets and there is no1:37end in sight. Pakistan and Qatar are1:39working to broker a new 10-day1:40ceasefire, but President Trump says he1:43has no interest in meeting with Iran at1:44this point. The diplomatic off-ramp1:46appears to be closing just as fast as1:48the military campaign is accelerating.1:50The conflict is hitting Americans at the1:52pump, too.1:53Brent crude has surged past $90 a barrel1:57and US gas prices are now over $4 a1:59gallon, adding economic strain on top of2:02the human and military costs of a war2:04that was supposed to be over in weeks.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
