Iran live updates: 7th killed service member is identified

Six U.S. service members have been killed since the operation against Iran began, according to U.S. Central Command.

"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 Monday. "Major combat operations continue."

The names of the fallen troops will be withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification, CENTCOM said.

No injuries resulted from an incident that sparked a large fire at the U.S. embassy compound in Kuwait earlier Monday, according to a U.S. official.

The cause of the fire was thought to be an Iranian drone strike, a second official said, noting that the incident was still being investigated.

Staff at the embassy were ordered to return to their residences and shelter-in-place when the fire started, leaving few if any employees inside the main embassy building at the time, according to officials.

The embassy has canceled all appointments for U.S. visas and American Citizen Services until further notice, per a security alert, which adds that information on how American citizens in Kuwait may obtain an emergency passport for travel is forthcoming.

More than 70 missile and drone attacks on the Iraqi city of Erbil have been reported in recent days, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Monday.

Iraq has become a "victim of this war," Hussein said he told the United Arab Emirates foreign minister in a phone call after the reported strikes, noting that different parties to the conflict were carrying out attacks on Iraqi territory.

The strikes targeted Erbil International Airport and the nearby Harir Air Base, according to a statement from the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

In a security alert released Monday, the State Department advised Americans in Iran to shelter in place, but also said, "if safe to do so, Americans should leave Iran now by land."

A couple from New Hampshire is stranded in the United Arab Emirates as Iran, Israel and the U.S. trade fire.

"Be aware the Iranian government may restrict or prevent departures from Iran. U.S.-Iranian dual nationals must exit Iran on Iranian passports," the alert said.