Enraged Trump warns Iran each US soldier killed will be avenged ‘many times over!’
President Trump threatened retribution to Iran “many times” over for each American soldier killed as the fighting escalates between the two countries.
At least 17 American soldiers have been killed thus far in the war that broke out Feb. 28. Three Americans have been killed since Friday with a fourth missing and presumed dead.
President Trump will attend the dignified transfer of their remains on Tuesday at Dover Air Force Base, press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced.
“The President and the entire White House are praying for their families,” she wrote on social media.
Trump, meanwhile, vowed revenge for those killed.
“Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!” the president wrote on Truth Social.
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“This directive has been passed on to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Daniel Caine, and every Leader in the Military,” he added.
Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, was killed in action on Friday and 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, 25, was killed the next day during an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which is located in Jordan and home to American forces in that country.
Dozens more American soldiers were wounded in the attacks on the base.
Both Washington and Tehran carried out a series of new attacks on Monday as the war shows no signs of easing. The US carried out its ninth consecutive day of attacks and, in retaliation, Iranian forces fired on Kuwait and Bahrain – two countries that host American soldiers.
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