Pentagon Blames Glitch After Iran War Death Toll Drops By Four
Three unnamed military officials told the outlet that the Trump administration had decided not to include four service members who died during a ceasefire.The Times said its sources described sensitive internal discussions about how the deaths should be categorized. A team was working with the military services to correct the error, according to Parnell.Trump shared a graph Tuesday stating that 18 service members had died in the Iran conflict, juxtaposing the total with the thousands of American troops killed in previous wars.“These are the real facts. The Department of War directed the Caller to Parnell’s statement after the outlet requested comment.
- ▪Three unnamed military officials told the outlet that the Trump administration had decided not to include four service members who died during a ceasefire.The Times said its sources described sensitive internal discussions about how the dea
- ▪A team was working with the military services to correct the error, according to Parnell.Trump shared a graph Tuesday stating that 18 service members had died in the Iran conflict, juxtaposing the total with the thousands of American troops
- ▪The Department of War directed the Caller to Parnell’s statement after the outlet requested comment.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 19 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Iran war death toll excludes deaths after broken ceasefire — The Washington Times
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Defense Pentagon Blames Glitch After Iran War Death Toll Drops By Four (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Derek VanBuskirk Reporter July 24, 2026 4:00 PM ET July 24, 2026 4:00 PM ET Derek VanBuskirk Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); The Pentagon’s official database lowered the U.S.
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