# US troop deaths in Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four, Washington Post reports

https://mins.news/en/item/64740

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 19:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-troop-deaths-iran-war-exceed-pentagon-count-by-least-four-washington-post-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aad8a5e89e5cf0001dfb5fb

> The Washington Post reported that more U.S. troops have died in the war with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed. The report cited six U.S. officials familiar with the Defense Department’s internal casualty accounting data and said the gap is at least four deaths.

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