Trump says ‘there will likely be more’ U.S. service members killed in Israel-Iran conflict before it ends

Speaking successful a video message, Donald Trump said the U.S. would “avenge” the deaths of the work members and that “there volition apt beryllium more” killed earlier the struggle ends.

Three U.S. work members person ​been killed and different 5 person been earnestly wounded, successful ‌the archetypal casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against ​Iran, the U.S. subject said connected ⁠Sunday (March 1, 2026).

The President made the comments successful a astir six-minute video helium posted connected societal media connected Sunday (March 1, 2026) afternoon. He called the 3 work members “true American patriots who person made the eventual sacrifice for our nation, adjacent arsenic we proceed the righteous ngo for which they gave their lives.” He added: “Sadly, determination volition apt beryllium more, earlier it ends. That's the mode it is. Likely beryllium more.”

The U.S. and Israel pounded targets crossed Iran connected Sunday (March 1, 2026), dropping monolithic bombs connected the country's ballistic rocket sites and wiping retired warships arsenic portion of an intensifying subject run pursuing the sidesplitting of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Blasts rattled windows crossed the state and sent plumes of fume precocious into the entity supra the superior metropolis of Tehran. More than 200 radical person been killed since the commencement of the strikes that killed Khamenei and different elder leaders, Iranian leaders person said.

Iran vowed revenge, firing missiles astatine Israel and Gulf Arab states successful a counteroffensive that the U.S. subject said resulted successful the deaths of 3 work members — the archetypal known American casualties from the conflict. Israel's rescue services said 9 radical were killed and 28 wounded successful a onslaught that deed a synagogue successful the cardinal municipality of Beit Shemesh, bringing the wide decease toll successful the state to 11. Eleven radical were inactive missing aft the strike, constabulary said.