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More US soldiers killed in Iran than reported

2026-09-20 22:59:16Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

More US soldiers killed in Iran than reported

At least 22 US service members may have been killed since the start of the war with Iran, four more than the Pentagon has released. The Washington Post report was denied by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who called it a “complete lie.”

According to the Washington Post, five US officials familiar with internal Defense Department data have stated that at least 22 US military personnel have lost their lives since the beginning of the conflict with Iran.

This figure is four higher than that currently published in the official Pentagon system, which on Friday listed 18 American casualties.

A sixth official, according to the newspaper, said the number could be as high as 23 military dead since February 28, when the conflict began. According to the same source, not all of the additional deaths are directly related to the fighting, but have occurred among American personnel deployed to the Middle East during the period of hostilities.

Hegseth: “A complete lie”

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has publicly disputed the reporting.

In a reaction on the social network X, Hegseth described the information published by the Washington Post as "a complete lie."

Meanwhile, the Pentagon did not respond to the newspaper's questions about the discrepancy between internal data and the figures published in the official casualty system.

Official data shows 18 victims.

The Pentagon's public system, the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), currently lists 18 American service members killed since the start of the war.

The Washington Post reports that 14 of them are listed in the category of Operation Epic Fury, the US administration's designation for the war with Iran, while four others are registered in a separate category for operations abroad.

In recent months, the way American casualties are classified has sparked debate. Four service members killed during the escalation of fighting in July were temporarily removed from the main category of war casualties and recorded in a different category.

Over 820 US military personnel injured

According to public Pentagon data, more than 820 American service members have been injured since the start of the conflict. A significant number of them have suffered traumatic brain injuries as a result of Iranian attacks on American bases in the Middle East.

The report on the number of casualties comes at a time when the war has also taken a significant financial toll on the US. According to an estimate by US Central Command, the cost of the conflict has reached about $43.6 billion as of early September, not including all possible costs for rebuilding damaged bases.

For now, 18 remains the official figure published by the Pentagon, while the figures of 22 or 23 come from unidentified sources cited by the Washington Post and have been disputed by the US Secretary of Defense.


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