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Trump Says US Struck Iran Again
Trump says US forces targeted Iran after deaths of three service members.
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IANS - Mon, 20, Jul 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump / Photo: Xinhua via IANS
U.S. President Donald Trump said American forces had carried out another strike against Iran in honor of three U.S. service members believed to have died, while claiming Tehran had suffered extensive military damage.
Trump made the remarks while speaking briefly to reporters after stepping off Air Force One and before boarding Marine One.
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“Well, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said when asked about the service members.
“Iran has been very, very badly damaged. They've lost everything almost militarily. They've got very little left. They've got some missiles. They've got some drones. They've got some manufacturing ability, not much,” he said.
Trump also asserted that the United States now controlled the Strait of Hormuz, a strategically important waterway through which a significant share of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments pass.
“We control the straight; they don't control anything. So we'll see what happens,” he said. “But we hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three. It's probably three as opposed to two great patriots.”
Trump did not identify the service members or provide additional details about the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
The president also responded to questions about a Qatari aircraft intended for use as Air Force One and its missile defense capabilities.
“Well, it has it has a lot, and you know it has a lot of capability, but as I understand it, in about a month or so, they're going to send it to have it be maxed out,” Trump said. “So they're going to be sending it, and they'll have it be maxed out. It'll take about a month.”
Trump separately said he had spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about smoke from wildfires in Canada drifting into the United States.
“I told them. I mean, you got to stop these fires from coming in and you know poisoning our air. Our air has been poisoned,” he said.
“Have a good relationship with Mark Carney, but you know we got to stop the fires up there. If we can help them, we'll help them. But maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.”
Asked whether he had tensions with Spain following its World Cup victory, Trump said: “No, I have no tension. I have no tension with anybody.”
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea and is one of the world’s most important energy transit routes. Any military confrontation affecting the passage could disrupt shipping and affect global energy markets, including oil-importing countries such as India.
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