Public anxiety over the widening Middle East conflict has intensified after fresh US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and US President Donald Trump has now issued one of his starkest warnings yet. In a series of posts on Truth Social, he defended the ongoing military campaign as a vital act of defence and cautioned Americans that more US troops are likely to die as the crisis drags on.
The president's latest remarks follow a weekend of heavy bombardment, including Saturday's strikes that assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While justifying the offensive, Trump also delivered a blunt assessment of the three confirmed American fatalities, underscoring the human cost of his strategy.
