Trump threatens Iran with harsh retaliation after US soldiers' deaths

President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning of severe retaliation against Iran after three U.S. soldiers were killed in recent hostilities. Trump declared on the social media platform Truth Social that "Every time Iran kills an American soldier, it will pay for that death many times over!" He indicated that he had directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Staff Chief Dan Caine to prepare for such actions, although the precise nature of the military response was not detailed.

The recent deaths bring the official U.S. military casualty count in the Iran conflict to 17. The soldiers were killed during an engagement in Jordan while defending against Iranian missile and drone attacks. Another soldier died during the controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from an Iranian drone. These incidents occurred amidst ongoing U.S. military strikes against targets within Iran, which have been met with retaliatory attacks by Tehran on Bahrain and Kuwait.

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Every time Iran kills an American soldier, it will pay for that death many times over!

In a separate statement on Truth Social, Trump also addressed the possibility of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being arrested in the United States. Trump firmly stated that Netanyahu would not be arrested during any potential visit, dismissing concerns raised by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who had suggested legal avenues were being explored. Mamdani had previously labeled Netanyahu a war criminal, calling for his appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, a stance Israel rejects.

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The Prime Minister will under no circumstances be arrested there.