# Lutnick apologizes for saying no Americans died in Iran war

https://mins.news/en/item/43819

- Reuters, 2026-09-03 13:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lutnick-apologizes-saying-no-americans-have-died-iran-war-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9979e86f8211000116562d

> U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apologized Thursday for saying that no Americans had died in the Iran war. He acknowledged that 18 service members had been killed and said he had been thinking about Venezuela when he made the mistaken statement.

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