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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump attended a ceremony for four U.S. service members who returned to American soil in flag-draped caskets on Wednesday after being killed in Iranian attacks in the Middle East.
The ceremony, known as a "dignified transfer" of the bodies, comes amid growing frustration with the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
The war has cost U.S. taxpayers at least $37.5 billion, has led to the deaths of 18 U.S. service members and injured more than 450 troops. It has killed thousands of Iranians.
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have raised questions about the war, which has boosted global oil prices and shows no signs of ending. Since the war started in February, Trump has offered differing objectives for the war.
The U.S. president traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for the ceremony.
"We're going to honor them. For me it's one of the hardest things to do as a president. But it has to be done," Trump said before leaving for the ceremony. Asked what he would tell the families of the fallen, Trump said: "All I'm going to say is, we love you. We love your child, and that's what they are to them. They're their children. There's no games, no nothing."
U.S. presidents, vice presidents and dignitaries regularly attend the solemn transfer ceremonies at Dover — home of the largest U.S. military mortuary — during times of war or conflict.
The three U.S. service members killed when an Iranian missile hit their sleeping barracks at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on Friday were First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, 25, Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad, 28, and Private Isabella Gonzales, 19. All three were assigned to U.S. Army air defense brigades.
The fourth death, of Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, occurred on Sunday in a separate incident in Erbil, Iraq, during a controlled detonation of an attack drone.
The Pentagon said on Monday that 100 service members have been injured since July 7 and 96% have returned to duty.
Four in five Americans expect ?the war to drag on for an extended period, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll conducted this month. Some 37% of respondents approved of U.S. military strikes against Iran.
Trump's approval rating ?has hovered near the lowest levels of his political career since the conflict began, with Republican strategists warning that rising living costs have neutralized the political benefits of his tax cuts.
Higher gas prices and cost-of-living concerns pose a political risk to ?Trump's Republican Party ahead of November's midterm elections, in which it risks losing its House majority and possibly its control of the ?Senate.
President Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base to honor the four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East, offering heartfelt condolences to their families and pledging that Iran would face consequences.
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President Donald Trump will attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East when their remains arrive Wednesday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
According to the White House, the transfer will include two Army soldiers killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks on a U.S. base in Jordan, along with a third service member believed to have died in the same attack after previously being listed as missing.
The remains of another soldier, who was killed in Iraq while attempting to disarm an Iranian drone, will also be returned during the ceremony.
The dignified transfer marks the formal return of the fallen service members to the United States, where their families and military leaders will honor their service and sacrifice.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city does not have the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
Speaking Tuesday, Mamdani said any effort to enforce the International Criminal Court warrant issued for Netanyahu would have to be carried out by the federal government, not the New York Police Department.
The comments represent a shift from remarks Mamdani made earlier this month and during his mayoral campaign, when he said he wanted the city's legal department to explore whether the NYPD could arrest Netanyahu if he came to New York.
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations criticized Mamdani's earlier comments, saying the mayor should stop calling for Netanyahu's arrest. Netanyahu is expected to travel to New York in September for the U.N. General Assembly.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Tuesday that the U.S. war against Iran has cost an estimated $37.5 billion so far, as he defended the administration's request for a $95 billion military funding package during a contentious Senate hearing.
The spending proposal includes funding for military operations, along with aid for farmers and election-related priorities backed by the White House.
Hegseth's testimony came as the Pentagon announced that more than 100 U.S. service members have been injured since early July and that the number of Americans killed in the conflict continues to climb.
The hearing featured heated exchanges and protests as lawmakers debated the growing human and financial costs of the war.
The U.S. military carried out an 11th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iran early Wednesday, targeting aircraft hangars and drone storage sites as fighting continued across the region.
U.S. Central Command said the latest strikes followed President Donald Trump's announcement that military operations against Iran would intensify. The attacks come after diplomatic efforts to revive an interim ceasefire collapsed.
Before the latest barrage, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni traveled to Pakistan, which has served as a key mediator in the conflict. However, there was no indication that new negotiations were underway.
President Trump said the United States has no interest in renewed talks as the conflict continues, with both sides battling for control of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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