US President Donald Trump attended the dignified transfer ceremony for six American soldiers killed in Kuwait. The soldiers, all reservists based in Des Moines, Iowa, died when a drone struck an operations center in Port Shuaiba. This occurred a day after the start of the joint US and Israel military operation against Iran. Trump left the 'Shield of the Americas' summit in Latin America early to attend the ceremony, which was not broadcast to the public. The White House stated that the president wanted to show respect and solidarity with the families of the fallen. In Miami, Trump stated that the US Army has destroyed 42 Iranian vessels, its navy, air force, and communications. He claimed that the US is 'providing a service, not only to the Middle East, but to the world' by doing 'a favor' to the international community by preventing the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons. Despite this, he promised to keep US troop casualties 'to a minimum'. Meanwhile, Iran has stated that at least 1,332 Iranian civilians have died in Israeli and Iranian attacks, while Iranian strikes on Israel have caused at least ten deaths. In the first week of US aggression, over 3,000 targets in Iran were attacked.
