Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war

A combination image of undated photos shows U.S. Army Reserve Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, who were killed March 1, 2026, at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait during a drone attack.

WASHINGTON, March ⁠3 (Reuters) - The U.S. ⁠military on Tuesday ‌identified four of the first American soldiers killed in ​the war against ⁠Iran.

The U.S. ⁠Army Reserve soldiers, from the ⁠103rd ‌Sustainment Command out of ⁠Des Moines, Iowa, were:

* ​Capt. ‌Cody A. Khork, 35, ⁠of ​Winter Haven, Fla.

* Sgt. 1st Class Noah ⁠L. Tietjens, 42, ​of Bellevue, Neb.

* Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. ⁠Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn.

* Sgt. Declan J. ​Coady, 20, ⁠of West Des Moines, ​Iowa

(Reporting by ‌Phil Stewart and ​Idrees Ali; Editing by Chris Reese)