Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:45pm on 19 Sep 2026,Saturday International
More US troops have died in the war with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing six US officials familiar with internal casualty data. Five officials said at least 22 service members have died, four more than the Pentagon's public database shows. A sixth official put the number at 23 since February 28, when the war began. Not all the undisclosed deaths are directly linked to fighting, but involved US personnel in the Middle East during the conflict. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth denied the report. Democratic senators have separately demanded a full account of the war's costs. (PC: X)
