At least 10 U.S. service members were hurt during an Iranian missile attack at a military base in Saudi Arabia on Friday, according to reports.
by JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National News DeskDOVER, DELAWARE - MARCH 09: U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, salutes as a U.S. Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt.
Benjamin N. Pennington at Dover Air Force Base on March 9, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. Pennington died of injuries sustained from an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on March 1. At least 10 U.S. service members were hurt during an Iranian missile attack at a military base in Saudi Arabia on Friday, according to reports. Citing unnamed U.S. officials familiar with the situation, the Associated Press said two of the troops suffered serious injuries. The strike targeted Prince Sultan Air Base, where several U.S. refueling aircraft were damaged, the officials told the AP."Tonight, we're closer than ever to the rise of the Middle East that is finally free at last from Iranian terror, aggression, and nuclear blackmail -- that's what's happened. It was nuclear blackmail for years and years and beyond that. It was blackmail -- period," Trump said during his address. "Under my leadership, America is ending the threat posed by this radical regime, decimating Iran's capabilities with Operation Epic Fury. Nobody's ever seen anything quite like it. We have the most powerful military in the world ... For 47 years, Iran has been known as the bully of the Middle East. But they are not the bully not any longer. They are on the run," he added."We're negotiating now, and it would be great if we could do something, but they have to open it up. They have to open up the Strait of Trump -- I mean Hormuz. Excuse me, I'm so sorry. Such a terrible mistake," he said, acknowledging that he was making a joke. U.S. Central Command said earlier on Friday that more than 300 American service members have been wounded since the conflict started on February 28. Most have returned to duty, but about 30 remain sidelined, including 10 listed as seriously hurt. Prince Sultan Air Base was previously targeted, as 26-year-old Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington was hurt in a March 1 attack on the installation and later died.A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted second-degree murder after prosecutors say he tried to push a stranger in front of an oncoming light rail traiAuthorities in Pierce County have seized large quantities of illegal drugs following a lengthy investigation, officials said.Members of the Pierce County SherifA 28-year-old Burien man behind the wheel of a stolen Infiniti G37Happened around 2:40DUI, felony eluding, possession of a stolen vehicle.Northbound InterstateWilson faces two counts of violating a no-contact order in a domestic violence case where he is accused of stalking and harassing his former fiancée.
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