{"id":2632264,"date":"2026-07-19T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-us-troop-deaths-a-shame-but-necessary-to-prevent-iranian-nuke\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:12:30","slug":"trump-says-us-troop-deaths-a-shame-but-necessary-to-prevent-iranian-nuke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-us-troop-deaths-a-shame-but-necessary-to-prevent-iranian-nuke\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US troop deaths &#8216;a shame&#8217; but necessary to prevent Iranian nuke"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-us-troop-deaths-a-shame-but-necessary-to-prevent-iranian-nuke%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2632264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump expressed that the deaths of U.S. troops in the Iran conflict, particularly those killed in Jordan, were tragic but necessary to prevent Iran from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-dir-nominee-u-s-must-prevent-iran-from-developing-nuclear-weapons\/\" title=\"CIA Dir. Nominee: U.S. must ... from developing ...s\">developing nuclear weapons<\/a>. He highlighted that the soldiers sacrificed their lives for a greater cause, aiming to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities adn to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idf-approves-plans-for-lebanon-offensive-as-hezbollah-threat-grows\/\" title=\"IDF greenlights Lebanon offensive amid escalating Hezbollah tensions\">avoid regional escalation<\/a>. Trump also indicated he would personally contact the families of the fallen soldiers. Following their deaths, he authorized retaliatory airstrikes targeting Iranian military and IRGC units responsible for the attack. Trump emphasized that the U.S. is engaged in two major conflicts and defended his actions against criticism from congressional Democrats, contrasting current casualties with those from past wars like Vietnam and Afghanistan. The incident marks the eighth night of U.S. strikes against Iran-related targets in response to the attack.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said that the deaths of U.S. troops in the war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> were \u201ca shame\u201d but portrayed it as a necessary sacrifice to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4654534\/two-us-service-member-kill-jordan-iran\/\">two soldiers killed in Jordan<\/a> on Friday gave their lives for a greater cause, speaking with the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4654818\/trump-iran-war-troop-deaths-jordan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says US troops deaths \u2018a shame\u2019 but necessary to prevent Iranian nuke<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4654681\/us-strikes-irgc-us-troops-killed-jordan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US strikes IRGC forces behind attack that killed US troops in Jordan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4654534\/two-us-service-member-kill-jordan-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two US service members killed in Jordan after breakdown of Iran ceasefire<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey did it because they don\u2019t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Trump said of the dead. \u201cAnd it just shows you how bad [the Iranians] are,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president also said he would be contacting the parents of the killed soldiers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course I will. I always do. Yeah,\u201d he answered when asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4654681\/us-strikes-irgc-us-troops-killed-jordan\/\">carried out retaliatory strikes<\/a> on Saturday after the soldiers\u2019 deaths, hitting Iran for the eighth consecutive night. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduro-accuses-us-of-striking-caracas\/\" title=\"Maduro accuses US of striking Caracas\">strikes targeted military<\/a> and radar capabilities and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps units that launched the deadly attack against Jordan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two U.S. soldiers killed in the attack were the eighth and ninth killed by direct Iranian fire in Operation Epic Fury and the first deaths since the opening days of the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several congressional Democrats took the opportunity to pin the blame for the deaths on Trump, a sentiment he rejected as hypocritical.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4654681\/us-strikes-irgc-us-troops-killed-jordan\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4654681\">US STRIKES IRGC FORCES BEHIND ATTACK THAT KILLED US TROOPS IN JORDAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHave you ever asked how many people died in Vietnam? Have you ever asked how many people died in Afghanistan in one day? In one day \u2014 run by Sleepy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a>,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is two wars we\u2019re talking about: Venezuela and this. And it\u2019s a shame, but in this case, they died because they don\u2019t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon and they don\u2019t want to see the Middle East blown up,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump calls U.S. troop deaths a shame but necessary to stop Iran&#8217;s nuke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2632265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/trump-kuwait-soldiers.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81224,62268,32515],"class_list":["post-2632264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran-nuclear","tag-middle-east-security","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/trump-kuwait-soldiers.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632264"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2632272,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2632264\/revisions\/2632272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2632265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2632264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2632264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}