Trump breaks silence on US troops killed in Iran: President gives bleak warning to Americans and reveals four-week plan in candid interview with the Daily Mail
President Donald Trump broke his silence on the first US casualties in the Iran war in an exclusive phone interview with the Daily Mail on Sunday.
Three US soldiers were killed in the clashes. They don’t have to be made public yet.
‘They are great people,’ the President said. ‘And you know, unfortunately we expect that to happen. ‘It could happen constantly, it could happen again.’
Trump acknowledged that the three deaths were the first casualties of his second term, as the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in January and the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities in June occurred without a single American death.
‘We did pretty well,’ he said, ‘But they are extraordinary people with extraordinary records.’
Trump also outlined the potential timeline for war with Iran, suggesting that hostilities could continue for the next four weeks.
‘This has always been a four-week process. We thought it would take about four weeks. “This has always been about a four-week process, no matter how strong a country is, it’s going to take four weeks or less,” the president said.
He said he wasn’t surprised by any of the outcomes of the strikes so far.
President Donald Trump spoke to the Daily Mail by phone from Mar-a-Lago on Sunday afternoon and discussed the three American soldiers killed in action during attacks on Iran.
Smoke and flames rise from behind the buildings after the explosion in the second consecutive attack by US and Israeli forces in Tehran, Iran. President Donald Trump told the Daily Mail he expected the fighting to last four weeks.
‘No, I think it’s going as planned. You know, we’ve done much, much more than we thought we could, other than taking away all of their leadership. ‘Looks like 48,’ he replied.
The president remained open to further talks with the Iranians but could not say whether that would happen “soon.”
‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘They want, they want to talk, but I said you should have talked last week, not this week.’
The president spoke to the Daily Mail from his Mar-a-Lago resort, where he has been hunched over since ordering the attack on Iran.
The president said he would address the American people again.
His first announcement of the Iranian attacks came via a Truth Social post at 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
When asked if he would make a speech or statements about the attacks, he said: “I’m getting ready to do that.” He did not give details about timing.
‘I’m with the generals right now, just to give some information. “So I will do this now, and I will do it right after this meeting, actually,” he said.
Smoke billowed after explosions in many parts of Tehran on Sunday, the second day of US and Israeli attacks against the Islamic regime that killed 48 leaders, President Donald Trump told the Daily Mail on Sunday.
The president said he met with leaders of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and several other countries on Sunday.
Responding to reports that Saudi Arabia may launch an attack on Iran after being initially targeted, the President said, ‘They are fighting too, they are fighting too.’
Trump is expected to return to Washington, DC, late Sunday.
He said his people were in contact with the families of the dead soldiers.
‘And I will meet with their families at the appropriate time,’ he said.
Trump said he would “perhaps” go to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for a formal and dignified transfer of the soldiers’ remains or invite the families to the White House.
He also maintained hope that democracy could flourish in Iran after the US and Israeli attacks ended.
“Yes,” he replied. ‘It will be very interesting to watch. But a lot of things can happen, and a lot of positive things can happen.’
