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Pentagon Rewrites Iran War Casualties | Durham News
The Pentagon’s Iran conflict casualty count just got a major rewrite — four U.S. troops killed are now being classified under a newly created “Overseas Operations” category, sparking confusion and questions about transparency. The shift comes amid renewed fighting despite a ceasefire, with deaths reported in Jordan and Iraq from missile and drone strikes. Officials blame “temporary data disruptions,” but numbers on the system keep shifting — even as President Trump weighed in on the death toll. The new category appears to track casualties since Iran’s July 7th attack on ships in the Strait of…
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