Trump, in response to criticism, compared the US losses in Vietnam to the war with Iran.

After the death of two soldiers in Jordan as a result of an Iranian strike, American leader Donald Trump said that the United States was suffering significantly fewer losses in the conflict with the Islamic Republic than in the wars in Vietnam or Afghanistan. He said this in an interview with The New York Post.

The newspaper clarified that Democratic congressmen are criticizing the US president because the US military is dying in the war with Iran.

"Have you ever asked how many people died in Vietnam? Have you ever asked how many people died in Afghanistan in one day? " He said.

He noted that now the American military has died because they did not want Iran to have nuclear weapons and did not want the Middle East to be destroyed.

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A day earlier, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported that two soldiers were killed while repelling an attack by Iran using ballistic missiles and drones. One is missing, four are hospitalized, and several others received minor injuries.

Tasnim news agency reported on July 18 that Iranian military personnel attacked US military installations at bases in Kuwait and Jordan. It was clarified that the attacks were carried out on the ammunition depot in the Al-Udairi camp, as well as on the headquarters buildings at the Ali al-Salem base. In addition, Iran attacked the Al-Azraq base.