DOVER, United States, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump attended the return Wednesday of six crew members killed when their refueling aircraft crashed during the Iran war. The KC-135 plane crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, bringing the number of US troops killed in the joint US-Israeli operation to at least 13. "Their courage will never be forgotten," the White House said on X after the event, which was closed to the media at the request of the families. Trump, wearing a black overcoat, saluted as flag-draped coffins were removed from the back of a transport plane, according to photographs released by the White House said. At the time the White House accused Trump's critics of "disgustingly playing partisan politics."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 19, 2026 03:11 UTC