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

President Trump confirmed ongoing U.S. military operations in Iran, acknowledging three service member deaths and warning of additional casualties while pledging to achieve all objectives.

Reuters

March 2, 2026

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

U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 1, 2026.

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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/Reuters