Trump says Iran ‘will pay’ for killing soldiers ‘many times over’ after Pezeshkian says country fighting ‘full-scale war’ – Middle East crisis live

President Donald Trump threatened Iran with severe retaliation after U.S. troops were killed, saying the country "will pay many times over," while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian characterized the conflict as a "full-scale war." U.S. Central Command said its latest military operations targeted Iranian military capabilities in response to the deaths.

The escalating rhetoric marks a significant intensification in U.S.-Iran tensions, with both leaders using inflammatory language amid direct military confrontation in the Middle East region.