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The Rest of the World Report | September 18, 2026 — Evening Edition
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THE COUNT
The Pentagon’s public casualty database says 18 American service members have died in the Iran war. Six Defense Department officials told the Washington Post the real number is higher. Five of them put it at 22. A sixth put it at 23.
The officials spoke to the Post on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss internal Defense Department data. Reuters, which confirmed and relayed the Post’s reporting Friday, described the gap as at least four undisclosed deaths…
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