Trump says combat operations in Iran will continue until all objectives achieved
'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,' says Donald Trump.
US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday (1 March) that combat operations in Iran were continuing and will carry on until all of Washington's objectives are achieved.
Trump confirmed in a video posted on Truth Social that three US service members had been killed and said there would likely be more casualties, vowing to avenge the deaths of Americans, reports Reuters.
"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.
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The US military announced on Sunday the first American casualties of President Donald Trump's intensifying attack on Iran, as a new poll showed only one in four Americans supported strikes against the Middle Eastern country.
As the conflict entered its second day, Trump said 48 Iranian leaders had been killed and that the US military had started sinking Iran's Navy, destroying nine Iranian warships so far and "going after the rest."
US aircraft and warships have struck more than 1,000 Iranian targets since Trump ordered the start of major combat operations on Saturday, the US military said. The strikes include B-2 stealth bombers dropping 2,000-lb bombs on hardened, underground Iranian missile facilities.
Iran's retaliatory attacks also started taking their toll. Although the US military reported no casualties on Saturday, on Sunday it said three US troops were killed and another five were seriously wounded in US operations against Iran.
