The total number of US troops killed in the Middle East conflict rose to 17 after deadly strikes over the weekend.
Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Sunday, Jul 19, 2026. (Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi)
21 Jul 2026 03:42AM
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday (Jul 20) said Iran would "pay" for killing US soldiers after multiple service members were killed over the weekend as part of the United States' war against Iran, marking one of the deadliest days for US forces since the war started in February.The number of US troops killed in the war on Iran rose to 17 over the weekend, with the remains of an additional service member being examined. Two of the personnel were confirmed to have been killed when Iran attacked US personnel in Jordan."Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "This directive has been passed on to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Daniel Caine."In March, six US troops were killed when an Iranian drone slammed into a US military facility in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
