President Donald Trump's astounding claims about the American soldiers who died over the weekend in the Middle East because of Iranian drone attacks left one political analyst taken aback. On Friday,

The soldiers, killed in Jordan, were the first U.S. troops to die from hostile fire since an April truce. U.S. forces began retaliatory strikes early Sunday.

The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member.