Pentagon Blames Troop Deaths Disappearing From Site on ‘Data Disruption’
Summary
The Pentagon reported a lower number of U.S. troop deaths in the Iran conflict, reducing the count from 18 to 14, and said this was due to temporary data problems. However, some officials told The New York Times that the reduction happened because deaths occurring after President Trump’s April ceasefire declaration were removed from the official count.Key Facts
- The U.S. military death toll in the Iran war was changed from 18 to 14.
- The Pentagon said the change happened because of temporary problems with their data system.
- Three military officials told The New York Times that four deaths between July 17 and 19 were removed because they occurred after the ceasefire declared by President Donald Trump in April.
- Three of those four service members removed have been publicly identified.
- The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran ended after President Trump said Iran violated its terms in June.
- The Pentagon spokesperson called The New York Times report “fake news” and said the data disruption was the real cause.
- President Trump was recently criticized for calling the Iran war a “skirmish” and for comparing its death toll to larger wars.
- The Pentagon is working to fix the data problems in cooperation with the military services.
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