{"id":5103,"date":"2026-07-22T16:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5103"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:08:57","slug":"trump-attends-dignified-transfer-of-4-us-troops-killed-in-iran-war-one-of-the-hardest-things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5103","title":{"rendered":"Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 US troops killed in Iran war: &#8216;One of the hardest things to do&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump arrived in Delaware Wednesday morning for the dignified transfer of the bodies of four US service members killed in the Iran war in recent days \u2014 telling journalists it was \u201cone of the hardest things to do\u201d for him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5101\">Trump vows to destroy one Iranian bridge or power plant for every shot Tehran takes at Strait of Hormuz shipping<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump is making the trip as he threatens to expand the war in retaliation for Iranian attacks on US troops and international shipping \u2014 and as many leading Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), urge a quick resolution of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to honor them. And one of the hardest things to do for me, it\u2019s one of the hardest things to do as a president. But has to be done,\u201d Trump told reporters as he traveled to Dover Air Force Base for the ceremony with Gold Star family members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m going to say [to grieving relatives] is, \u2018We love you. We love your child\u2019\u2026 and all you can do is draw out your heart,\u201d added the president, who also warned that Iran is \u201cgoing to pay a big price\u201d and was \u201cbeing decimated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three of the soldiers were killed in an Iranian missile strike on a Jordanian military base, while the fourth died during the controlled detonation of an downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in the Jordan attack. The third soldier who died is believed to be Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, NY, whose remains will also be returned Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5099\">Trump approves Saudi Arabia nuclear deal that could see Middle Eastern nation enriching own uranium<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Spring Lake, NC, died in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>As he departed Washington, Trump dismissed polling showing a significant majority of Americans oppose the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans aren\u2019t against the war,\u201d he said. \u201cA poll just came out. Americans don\u2019t want to have gasoline prices, but they\u2019re not against the war. That just came out loud and clear in a poll. Nobody wants Iran to have a nuclear weapon. You want Iran to have a nuclear weapon? You think it\u2019s good?\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump has been attempting for months to end the war, which began Feb. 28, through negotiations with Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s fighting ended a cease-fire in place since April 8, which was followed by a preliminary peace deal signed by Trump June 17. That tentative agreement was cast aside after new Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Tuesday that Iran was \u201cprobably\u201d trying to hurt Republicans in the November midterms by continuing the war, whle Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday that \u201cnow we\u2019ve got to wrap it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5097\">OpenAI agent goes rogue, hacks into rival AI startup during security test<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president has threatened to expand the war in retaliation for Iranian attacks on US service members and international shipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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