Pentagon abruptly removes four Iran war troop deaths from casualties website

Published July 23, 2026 7:45pm ET | Updated July 23, 2026 10:18pm ET



The Pentagon removed three troops killed in Jordan and one killed in Iraq from the list of casualties related to Operation Epic Fury in the Defense Casualty Analysis System.

Before Thursday, the system listed the total number of U.S. service members killed in the Iran war as 18, accounting for the casualties in Iraq and Jordan, but the total is now reported as 14.

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