[Anchor]
The conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran has intensified, and the U.S. military death toll has risen to 13.
The U.S., maintaining military pressure, has placed a 15 billion KRW (approximately 11.25 million USD) bounty on Iran’s new leader in an effort to encourage internal splits.
This is Eun‑Narae Kang.
[Reporter]
On the 12th local time, a U.S. Air Force tanker on a mission crashed over western Iraq.
U.S. Central Command confirmed that all six crew members were killed.
Officials say the tanker collided in midair with another tanker on the same mission. Investigators are working to determine the exact circumstances.
「Pete Hegseth / U.S. Secretary of Defense」 War is hell. War is chaos. We will receive those heroes at Dover Air Force Base. Their sacrifice will only strengthen our resolve to carry out the mission.
In Saudi Arabia, a U.S. base was hit by Iranian missiles, damaging five additional tankers.
Since the fighting began on the 28th of last month, 13 U.S. service members have been killed and roughly 140 wounded.
The costs extend beyond human loss: in just six days, the conflict consumed $11.3 billion — roughly 16.7 trillion KRW (12.525 billion USD).
Public opinion on the U.S. mainland has cooled amid mounting criticism over troop losses and what many view as wasteful taxpayer spending.
More than 250 U.S. civic groups sent a letter to Congress urging a halt to war funding.
But President Trump, citing his record, remained defiant.
「Donald Trump / U.S. President」 They have been devastated. Their country is a mess and everything is collapsing. /+/ Militarily, we are moving much faster than planned.
Escalating pressure, the U.S. has offered up to $10 million (approximately 15 billion KRW / 11.25 million USD) for Iran’s new supreme leader Moztaba and other key figures.
The move is meant to exploit internal divisions in Iran and shift the balance of the conflict.
Analysts caution, however, that Iran’s tight internal controls and strong religious cohesion make it unclear whether the bounty will produce meaningful change on the battlefield.
This is Eun‑Narae Kang for Yonhap News TV.
[Video editing: Ye‑Rim Lee]
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Eun‑Narae Kang (rae@yna.co.kr)
