Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting
The Pentagon has updated its casualty database to reflect over 600 wounded and 18 deaths in the ongoing conflict with Iran, following scrutiny over data transparency. The update includes a new 'Overseas Operations' category, though officials have provided limited details regarding the specific nature of the data fluctuations.
A door marshaller closes the door as the transfer cases containing the remains of U.S. Army 1st Lt Tyler Feehan and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton arrive at Dover Air Force Base during a dignified transfer for military casualties of the war with Iran on July 22. - Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Pentagon updated its war casualty database Saturday, recording more than 140 additionally wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes last week amid questions about a lack of transparency over the war's toll.
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