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

By Thomson Reuters Mar 1, 2026 | 3:27 PM

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)