America's situation in Lazegobor after going to war against Iran. It has been claimed that 22 US soldiers have been killed so far in this war that started in February. But according to the Pentagon report, the death toll is 18. That is 4 people more than the official report. Recently, after this report of the Washington Post came out, the noise has died down. However, this report of 22 deaths was dismissed by US War Department chief Pete Hegseth.
As of last Friday, the Pentagon's report on Iran war casualties has said that 18 soldiers have been killed and 800 wounded in the war. However, according to the Washington Post report, which contradicts the official report, they have learned that the death toll is actually 22, based on information received from at least 5 top military officials. A sixth official claimed that the death toll could be 23. The post also claims that the additional number of dead is not directly due to the war, but that these soldiers died in the Middle East during the conflict. According to the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) report, 14 out of 18 people died during the operation. Four others died in other ways.
According to the Washington Post report, based on information received from at least 5 top military officials, the death toll is actually 22. A sixth official claimed that the death toll could be 23.
US War Department Secretary Hegseth completely dismissed the report of 22 deaths published in press reports. Dismissing this claim on social media, he said, 'Very disgusting fake propaganda is being done. This claim is completely false. The Washington Post should be ashamed. They are worse than Iran's official media.' However, although Hegseth has been open about the issue, the Pentagon has remained tight-lipped on the issue. Meanwhile, the Democrats have moved on the matter. Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have written to Hegseth, asking for a full and accurate account of military deaths.
“Whether these additional deaths are from direct enemy fire or from non-combat causes, they died serving the country, every death is tragic,” said Adam Smith, the committee's ranking Democrat. Former Army Ranger Jason Crowe accused Hegseth of suppressing information and called for legislation to prevent casualty data manipulation. All in all, US politics has been heated over the death toll of US troops in the Iran war.