Live Updates: U.S. death toll in Iran war rises to 6 as Trump says campaign could last 5 weeks
What to know about Day 4 of the Iran war:
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The U.S. military said Monday that the number of Americans killed during the ongoing war with Iran stood at six, following the recovery of the remains of two service members who were previously unaccounted for.
President Trump said the war was the "last best chance" of addressing the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missiles and nuclear program, and that the campaign could last four to five weeks with the "capability to go far longer than that." He told the New York Post he will not rule out sending ground troops into Iran if necessary.
Earlier in the day, Kuwait shot down three U.S. F-15 jets in what the military called a "friendly fire incident." All crew members are safe. The strikes have killed at least 11 people in Israel, and the Iranian Red Crescent says 555 people have been killed in Iran.
The U.S. Embassy in the Saudi capital of Riyadh was attacked by two drones, causing minor damage, the Saudi Ministry of Defense said Monday.
35m ago War's death toll in Iran rises to 787, Red Crescent says Iran's death toll from U.S.-Israeli strikes in the war now in its fourth day has climbed to 787, according to state media citing the Iranian Red Crescent.
The organization had put the number at 555 on Monday.
U.S. adds UAE to nations where non-essential personnel being evacuated State Department evacuations of non-emergency personnel and family reached six nations Tuesday with the inclusion of the United Arab Emirates.
The other nations where that's happening are Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar.
The UAE, home to Dubai and Abu Dhabi and long considered a safe corner of the Middle East, has been dragged into the Iran war with and attacks on its territory and missile interceptions.
In addition, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has advised Americans there about what he calls "VERY LIMITED" options for leaving, mainly via bus to Egypt, using his X account, saying, "We are getting a lot of requests regarding evacuating from Israel from American citizens who are currently in Israel or who have family here."
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