Middle East Crisis Iran War

Trump: Iran will pay for every soldier killed

The US president threatens more attacks on Iran after several American soldiers were killed in Iranian attacks in recent days.

On Truth Social, the president writes that every time Iran kills an American soldier, the country will have to pay many times over.

“This order has been forwarded to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary Daniel Caine and all military commanders,” he writes.

A total of 17 American soldiers have been killed since the war with Iran began in late February, writes The Guardian.

Information: Robot hit barracks when two soldiers were killed

The Iranian robot attack on a US military base in Jordan, where two soldiers were killed, hit a barracks where soldiers lived and slept. This is stated by highly placed sources to the Wall Street Journal.

Another person was found at the scene, but has not yet been identified. The attack was one of three that targeted the base in a day, according to the sources.

The first was shot down, but parts of the missile injured several soldiers who were on their way to shelters when the air raid siren sounded. The second crashed into an empty hangar a few hours later, while the third hit the barracks. The air raid siren had been triggered, but not everyone had time to get to the shelters, according to the sources.

It is unclear whether the soldiers were in the barracks or on their way to the shelters when they were killed.

Analysis: Pentagon avoids questions about the Iran war

Donald Trump once again made his way through Congress when he ordered new attacks on Iran. Now Republicans are being pressured to support a budget proposal that would provide tens of billions of dollars to finance the unpopular war, while the party risks losing its majority in the midterm elections. The New York Times' Robert Jimison writes in an analysis.

The escalation has also reignited the debate over limiting the president's war powers. Last month, only a handful of Republicans broke party lines and voted for a resolution urging Trump to end the war on Iran or seek congressional approval to continue it. The resolution, however, was not legally binding.

In addition, the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been avoiding answering questions about the new attacks, writes CNN's Brian Stelter.

"The Pentagon has not held a press conference in two and a half months," he writes.

That's different from the start of the war, when press conferences were held regularly. According to Stelter, it suggests a broader effort to control the flow of information, limit transparency and avoid difficult questions about the war.