Melania Trump opens Mother’s Day military tribute with reminder of deaths from husband’s Iran war

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMelania Trump opens Mother’s Day military tribute with reminder of deaths from husband’s Iran warPresident Trump then took podium to boast about the Iran war, his Cabinet and first lady's Amazon movieAndrew Feinberg Wednesday 06 May 2026 18:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971739","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-trump-mothers-day-military-iran-b2971739.html","title":"Melania opens Mother’s Day military tribute with reminder of Iran war dead"}}CloseMelania Trump opens Mother's Day military tribute with reminder of deaths from husband's Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":...