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From Idris Ali

July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran "will pay the price" for killing American soldiers, after several U.S. military personnel were killed in combat in recent days.

The number of American soldiers killed in the war with Iran has risen to 17 in recent days, with the remains of another soldier undergoing examination. The deaths of two soldiers in an Iranian attack targeting American military personnel in Jordan have also been confirmed.

Trump wrote on Truth Social, "Every time Iran kills an American soldier, they will pay a heavy price... Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Daniel Keane have been informed of this directive."

Earlier this week, US forces suffered one of their heaviest losses since the start of the war in late February, with several American soldiers killed. In March, six US service members were killed when an Iranian drone struck a US military facility in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait.

Approximately 430 American soldiers have been wounded in this conflict so far.

The White House said Trump will attend a ceremony to transfer the bodies of the slain soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

It is not yet clear what "directive" Trump issued to the U.S. Department of Defense (the Pentagon), but a U.S. official told Reuters that the United States had already begun moving additional military aircraft, including fighter jets and fuel tankers, to the Middle East before the deadly attack in Jordan.

Last week, Trump threatened to expand the range of targets struck in Iran to include power plants and bridges, send ground troops to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, and bomb the underground Pekax Mountain nuclear site.

Sources told Reuters that the latest US airstrikes on Iran, aimed at opening the Strait of Hormuz, also target Iranian military capabilities that the United States wants to destroy before carrying out more complex operations against Iran.

The war and its financial cost are set to dominate discussions during a congressional hearing on Tuesday, which will be attended by Hegseth and Kane.


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