Angel S. Rampersad

President Donald Trump will attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East, including two in Jordan and one in Iraq. The war in Iran, launched in February, has resulted in 18 U.S. service member deaths.

President Donald Trump will attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East at Dover Air Force Base. The soldiers, including those killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks in Jordan and Iraq, were identified by the Defense Department. Trump stated he will attend as an honor and linked the U.S. strikes against Iran to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

President Donald Trump will attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East at Dover Air Force Base. The deceased include two soldiers killed in Jordan by Iranian missile and drone attacks, a third soldier presumed dead after the Jordan attacks, and a soldier killed in Iraq by an Iranian drone. Trump has attended three such transfers since launching the war in Iran in February.