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President Donald Trump reiterated that lives will be lost amid the unfolding military conflict with Iran in a new cover story for Time<\/p>\n
Asked whether Americans should worry about being attacked on U.S. soil, Trump acknowledged the possibility, saying, “I guess”<\/p>\n
The remarks come days after six U.S. service members were killed in a retaliatory drone strike abroad<\/p>\n
Asked if Americans should worry about Iran retaliating against Americans on U.S. soil, President Donald Trump<\/a> responded, \u201cI guess.\u201d<\/p>\n For the latest Time<\/a> cover story titled “Trump’s War,” which was published on Thursday, March 5, correspondent Eric Cortellessa questioned Trump about the details of the unfolding war with Iran. In a pointed moment, he was asked whether it’s reasonable for Americans to have concerns about being attacked at home.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess,\u201d Trump, 79, responded. \u201cBut I think they\u2019re worried about that all the time. We think about it all the time. We plan for it. But yeah, you know, we expect some things.”<\/p>\n “Like I said, some people will die,” the president added. “When you go to war, some people will die.”<\/p>\n His level-setting about possible American casualties comes days after six U.S. service members were killed in a retaliatory drone strike abroad<\/a> following the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n The fallen service members<\/a> have been identified as Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Neb.; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn.; Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa; and Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Calif., is “believed to be” the sixth individual who died as a result of the drone strike, the Pentagon said<\/a>.<\/p>\n More than 1,000 people total<\/a> were believed dead as of Wednesday, March 4, as a result of the conflict in the Middle East, which has impacted surrounding nations.<\/p>\n \u201cRelief operations are ongoing, with 1,009 emergency response teams deployed across 153 affected counties,\u201d the Iranian Red Crescent Society said, per the The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n The Time cover story was released four days after three people, including the gunman, were killed and another 14 were injured in a mass shooting in Austin, Texas<\/a>, that is being investigated by the FBI as a potential act of terrorism.<\/p>\n The 53-year-old gunman, later identified as Ndiaga Diagne, opened fire at Buford\u2019s bar on West 6th Street in Austin just before 2 a.m. local time on March 1. According to reports from CNN<\/a>, The Associated Press<\/a> and CBS News<\/a>, he was wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah” over a shirt that had the Iranian flag on it.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, it\u2019s still way too early in the process to determine an exact motivation, but there were indicators on the subject and then his vehicle that indicate a potential nexus to terrorism,\u201d FBI San Antonio Acting Special Agent in Charge Alex Doran said in a press conference after the attack.<\/p>\n