Trump says combat operations in Iran will continue until all objectives achieved


U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

WASHINGTON, March ⁠1 (Reuters) - U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump warned on ‌Sunday that combat operations in Iran were continuing and would ​carry on until all ⁠of Washington's ⁠objectives are achieved.

Trump confirmed in ⁠a ‌video posted on Truth Social ⁠that three U.S. service members ​had ‌been killed and said ⁠there would ​likely be more casualties, vowing to avenge ⁠the deaths of Americans.

"Combat ​operations continue at this time in full force, and ⁠they will continue until all of our objectives are achieved. We have ​very strong ⁠objectives," Trump said.

(Reporting by ​Rysan Patrick Jones ‌and Daphne Psaledakis; ​Editing by Caitlin Webber and Edmund Klamann)

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