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Trump predicts more U.S. casualties as Iran operations will "continue until all of our objectives are achieved"

President Trump said U.S. military operations will continue until objectives are met, with at least three service members killed and more casualties expected, officials reported.

  • On March 2, 2026, President Donald Trump said combat operations in Iran will continue at 'full force' until American 'objectives are achieved' and warned, `Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends`.
  • On Saturday, the U.S. and Israel launched large-scale strikes on Tehran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting Iran and allied groups to retaliate with missiles and drones against Israel, Gulf states and regional U.S. bases.
  • Pentagon and U.S. Central Command reported three U.S. service members were killed and five seriously wounded, while the Associated Press reported at least 555 killed in Iran.
  • Procedure-first: Congress is slated to receive administration briefings Tuesday, and Trump will meet families of the deceased after returning to Washington.
  • Trump signaled he is open to dialogue, saying `They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them`, and estimated the campaign could last Four weeks or so.
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Donald Trump is confident that he will be able to continue operations in Iran for as long as necessary, but ammunition, including air defence, could quickly be lacking.

·Paris, France
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US President Donald Trump says he plans to continue the offensive and does not rule out the possibility of more American casualties. With three Americans reported dead so far, doubts about the war's objectives have been raised in the country, and critics have called the attacks illegal.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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WASHINGTON.- Precipitating the fall of the Ayatollah regime or just eliminating Iran's nuclear and missile threat? That the Iranian people “recover” power after the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei or a model to the Venezuelan one installed in Tehran? Dialogue with the triumvirate who will lead the Persian country or an untimely escalation of war in sight?In the hours that followed the historic joint operation of the United States and Israel…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Trump is relying on a military operation in Iran that could threaten him domestically. He is preparing the US citizens for more dead US soldiers.

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ksfr.org broke the news in on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
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