Reported claim

“Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday: 'Every time Iran kills an American soldier, they will pay for that killing many times over!' and added that the directive had been handed to top Pentagon officials.”

Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.

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