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Navy sailors prepare to load ordnance onto an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday.
(U.S. Navy via Associated Press)
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At least three U.S. service members are among the hundreds confirmed dead in a widening war across the Middle East, set off by a string of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran this weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Pledging to continue the “combat operations ... in full force,” President Trump on Sunday warned that more American troops may die in the escalating conflict.
“Sadly there will likely be more before it ends,” Trump said in an update about 36 hours after the first attacks. He offered condolences to the families of the three “true American patriots” who he said made the ultimate sacrifice for the nation, but said there will “likely be more. But we’ll do everything possible where that won’t be the case.”
Pentagon officials did not share circumstances about the deaths, including where the service members died. The news came as Iran continued to intensify counterattacks across the region, including on American military bases.
U.S. military officials said at least five other service members were seriously wounded and several others experienced minor shrapnel injuries and concussions.
Iranian officials continued to pledge revenge for the attacks across their country and especially for the killing of Khamenei on Saturday.