️🇺🇸🇮🇷 The Washington Post: Six U.S. officials familiar with Department of Homeland Security data say at least 22 to 23 U.S. service members have died in the Iran war, several more than the 18 the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, as officials expressed frustration that the toll in the database is not reflected in person.

️🇺🇸🇮🇷 The Washington Post: Six U.S. officials familiar with Department of Homeland Security data say at least 22 to 23 U.S. service members have died in the Iran war, several more than the 18 the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, as officials expressed frustration that the toll in the database is not reflected in person.

The discrepancy follows an earlier review by the Pentagon that briefly included the troop deaths from its public count, before reclassifying them under a separate category of "overseas operations" instead of tying them to the war's official name, as the deeply unpopular conflict has become a growing political liability for the Trump administration ahead of the terms.