Pentagon's official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting
The Pentagon's public-facing casualty database lowered the reported number of U.S. troops killed in the Iran war on Thursday, according to an ABC News review of the data.
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3 developments- Jul 24The Pentagon’s Count of America’s Iran War Dead Just Dropped Overnight — and the Explanations Don’t Match
- Jul 25Pentagon's official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting
- Jul 26Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting
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Quiet for 77 daysLast development · Jul 26 — Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting
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The Pentagon’s Count of America’s Iran War Dead Just Dropped Overnight — and the Explanations Don’t Match
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