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United States Presi­dent Donald Trump said yesterday that the US would “avenge” the deaths of three service members and “there will likely be more” killed before the conflict with Iran ends.

The three deaths marked the first known American casualties since US and Israeli for­ces launched a major military operation against Iran that has only intensified since killing Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday.

The president made the comments in a roughly six-minute video he posted on social media yesterday afternoon. Hours earlier, he signalled he was open to dialogue with Iran’s new leadership.