More US troops have been killed in the Middle East as a result of Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a conflict the President warns could drag on for weeks.
The Pentagon said Monday morning that the death toll among American service members has risen to four. Just a day earlier, the administration confirmed that three U.S. troops had been killed in fighting with Iranian forces.
‘The fourth service member, who was seriously wounded during Iran’s initial attacks, eventually succumbed to their injuries,’ US Central Command announced on X.
‘Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing. The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.’
The surging death toll comes after Trump told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview over the phone on Sunday that fighting with Iran could go on for the next four weeks.
‘It’s always been a four-week process. We figured it will be four weeks or so. It’s always been about a four-week process so – as strong as it is, it’s a big country, it’ll take four weeks – or less,’ Trump said.
Following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Tehran has responded by launching a barrage of attacks against US military bases across the Middle East.
Iran raised its so-called ‘Red Flag of Revenge’ on Sunday and vowed to hit the US and Israel with a ‘force never experienced before’.
More US troops have been killed in the Middle East as a result of Donald Trump ’s war with Iran, a conflict the president warns could drag on for weeks
Trump addressed the American people on camera from his Mar-a-Lago estate shortly after the military strikes began on Saturday morning
The surging death toll comes after Trump told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview over the phone on Sunday that fighting with Iran could go on for the next four weeks
Trump addressed the American people on camera from his Mar-a-Lago estate shortly after the military strikes began on Saturday morning.
The president warned that US troops could lose their lives in the operation, adding that ‘we may have casualties.’
Operations Epic Fury recently led to three F-15 fighter jets being shot down by Kuwait in a friendly fire incident on Monday morning.
Footage in Kuwait captured the moment the $90million US planes fell from the sky in a cloud of smoke.
Kuwait’s Defence Ministry said crews are safe after the crashes this morning, which saw at least two pilots eject from their planes near a US military base in Kuwait.
A US Central Command (CENTCOM) official confirmed that American military aircraft were ‘downed’ in Kuwait on Monday morning, as an Iraqi pro-militia outlet shared footage of a US pilot after ejecting from his aircraft in Kuwait City.
Republicans are also beginning to turn on the president’s war agenda as US casualties continue to climb. Longtime Trump supporters are bashing him for running on a campaign to end military conflicts in the Middle East.
‘This was absolutely unnecessary and is unacceptable,’ Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X. ‘Trump, Vance, Tulsi, and all of us campaigned on no more foreign wars and regime change. Now, American soldiers are dead.’
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Donald Trump monitoring the military operation against Iran from Mar-a-Lago
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Representative Thomas Massie, who has long called out the administration for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, wrote, ‘PSA: Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won’t make the Epstein files go away, any more than the Dow going above 50,000 will.’
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries demanded Congress unite to restrict Trump’s war powers.
‘Heartbroken by the loss of life of multiple service members in the Middle East,’ Jeffries said. ‘No more American heroes need to die because of a reckless decision to go to war.’
‘Congress must act this week to restrain this President.’