Trump Warns Iran: Every US Soldier Death Will Be Avenged ‘Many Times Over’
US President Donald Trump has vowed that each American soldier killed by Iran will be met with reprisals “many times over.” He issued the warning after at least 17 US service members died in recent strikes, including two killed at a base east of Amman, according to Pentagon statements. The US has bombed Iranian targets for nine straight nights following the collapse of last month’s understanding on Strait of Hormuz security and nuclear talks. Qatar has proposed a 10-day cease-fire to ease tensions that flared after Iran attacked commercial vessels in the strait. A former White House official says Trump feels pressure to respond forcefully to direct attacks on US troops, even as he weighs political fallout ahead of the US midterms. The conflict had briefly eased when the strait reopened, helping to lower global oil prices and ease US inflation in June. Trump formally ended the memorandum of understanding after the ship strikes, declaring that Iran’s leadership “only understands the language of force.”
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