President Trump has made a striking claim about four American soldiers whose deaths were tied to the recent conflict with Iran — one he has offered no evidence to support.
The four soldiers came home to Dover in flag-draped caskets over the past week. Trump says every one of them told him Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon.
DOVER, DELAWARE – JULY 22: Natalie Harp, executive assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, stands as President Trump arrives for a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for military casualties of the war with Iran on July 22, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. Trump attend the dignified transfer of of Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Staff Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad and Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
He gave no evidence they ever said anything of the kind.
US Air Force Master Sgt. Jennifer Godsey shuts the door on a transfer van carrying the remains of 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, during a dignified transfer solemn event for US service members killed during operations in the Middle East, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on July 22, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
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