Pentagon updates US death toll in Iran war to 21

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 03:13 · Archive

The Pentagon has updated the death toll from the Iran war to 21, adding two noncombatant casualties.

The Pentagon on Friday updated the death toll from the Iran war to 21 after two noncombatant deaths were added to its records. The two newly counted casualties included Maj. Sorffly Davius of the Army National Guard, who died in Kuwait on 6 March, and an unidentified Navy service member who died by suicide in September. At least 865 service members have been injured.

Casualties are divided between Operation Epic Fury, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February, and the conflict since 7 July. In the first category, 15 service members were killed and 417 wounded. Since July 7, six troops were killed and 448 wounded.

The update follows reporting by The Washington Post that the Pentagon had underreported the death toll. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth initially dismissed the report as false, calling it 'a complete lie' on X. The Pentagon stated it 'continues to maintain a steadfast commitment to the transparent, accurate accounting of all Service member casualties'. Representatives Adam Smith and Chrissy Houlahan said: 'There is no excuse for a mistake of this magnitude.'

How it is being reported

• Pentagon quietly admits true death toll of Iran war as 21 Americans are killed and hundreds are injured... after Hegseth claimed missing casualties were 'a complete lie'The update comes weeks after six US officials revealed that the Pentagon had underreported the number of American service members killed since the Iran war began.Daily Mail · 11 Oct, 02:57
• Pentagon updates U.S. death toll of Iran war to 21The Pentagon on Friday updated the death toll of those killed during the Iran war to 21, as two noncombatant casualties were added to the list.UPI · 11 Oct, 00:11

In this story: Pentagon · Iran · United States · Pete Hegseth · Maj. Sorffly Davius · Adam Smith · Chrissy Houlahan

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