Pentagon removes 4 troops killed in renewed Iran fighting from official war death toll

The Pentagon has removed four American troops killed in recent US-Iran fighting from its official Iran war death toll, placing them in a new "Overseas Operations" category. This change, along with the removal of dozens of wounded troops from the Iran war tally, has raised questions about the proper accounting of casualties as the Trump administration escalates strikes on Iran. The new category, which lists four Army deaths and 207 wounded, began tracking casualties from July 7, the date renewed hostilities commenced after a short-lived ceasefire. Pentagon officials, including press secretary Joel Valdez, attributed earlier system changes to "anomalies" and "temporary data disruptions." President Donald Trump, however, confirmed the total, stating in a Truth Social post that the "Iran Military Conflict" had claimed 18 lives.