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U.S. military insiders told the Washington Post that at least 22 troops were killed in the Iran war but were not reflected in Pentagon casualty totals.
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
www.bloomberg.com
September 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
by Jason Lyall
This should be a multi-week scandal but now it's just Friday
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
This should be a multi-week scandal but now it's just Friday
Reposted by Andrew Rudalevige
The Pentagon is covering up some US deaths from the Iran War, according to six US officials familiar with internal casualty data, WaPo reports.
At least 22 military fatalities and 3 contractors have occurred since the conflict began, more than listed in the Pentagon’s public casualty database.
At least 22 military fatalities and 3 contractors have occurred since the conflict began, more than listed in the Pentagon’s public casualty database.
September 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The Pentagon is covering up some US deaths from the Iran War, according to six US officials familiar with internal casualty data, WaPo reports.
At least 22 military fatalities and 3 contractors have occurred since the conflict began, more than listed in the Pentagon’s public casualty database.
At least 22 military fatalities and 3 contractors have occurred since the conflict began, more than listed in the Pentagon’s public casualty database.
As many had suspected but feared to admit even to themselves. Sickening if true.
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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September 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
As many had suspected but feared to admit even to themselves. Sickening if true.
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Reposted by Kori Schake
Scoop from WaPo colleagues: More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
September 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Scoop from WaPo colleagues: More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
A new day. A new low for these fascist grifters.
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A new day. A new low for these fascist grifters.
Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Trump regime has been lying about the full number of U.S. service member deaths in Trump’s Iran War, six U.S. officials tell The Washington Post.
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
wapo.st
September 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Trump regime has been lying about the full number of U.S. service member deaths in Trump’s Iran War, six U.S. officials tell The Washington Post.
Reposted by David Darmofal
The Pentagon is reportedly covering up the number of U.S. service members who were killed during Trump's Iran war.
At least 22 service members have died, which is 4 more than what appears in the Pentagon's public database.
At least 22 service members have died, which is 4 more than what appears in the Pentagon's public database.
September 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The Pentagon is reportedly covering up the number of U.S. service members who were killed during Trump's Iran war.
At least 22 service members have died, which is 4 more than what appears in the Pentagon's public database.
At least 22 service members have died, which is 4 more than what appears in the Pentagon's public database.
United Nations investigators say that there are reasonable grounds to conclude that two U.S. airstrikes on Iran school in February in which at least 178 civilians died, mostly school children, had been indiscriminate and amounted to war crimes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
U.S. Strike on Iranian School May Have Been War Crime, U.N. Report Says
Mistakes that led to the deaths of more than a hundred children “went beyond negligence,” investigators said. They also cited a separate strike the same day that killed a reported 22 civilians.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:08 AM
United Nations investigators say that there are reasonable grounds to conclude that two U.S. airstrikes on Iran school in February in which at least 178 civilians died, mostly school children, had been indiscriminate and amounted to war crimes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
by Philip Nel
The Donald J. Trump Iran War has killed 22-23 US troops, but the Donald J. Trump Deparement of Defense only acknowledges 18 US troops killed.
WASH POST: "More U.S. Troops Have Died Amid (Trump's Pointless) Iran War Than Pentagon Has Disclosed"
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
September 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The Donald J. Trump Iran War has killed 22-23 US troops, but the Donald J. Trump Deparement of Defense only acknowledges 18 US troops killed.
Reposted by Bessma Momani
Exclusive: An AI-assisted intel report, circulated across the US military during the Iran war, nearly triggered an operation but was false, sources say. https://cnn.it/4y9MBJO
September 18, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Exclusive: An AI-assisted intel report, circulated across the US military during the Iran war, nearly triggered an operation but was false, sources say. https://cnn.it/4y9MBJO
According to the report, the US failure to update information in relation to the school in its targeting databases and to confirm the building was a military objective “went beyond mere negligence,” rendering it “indiscriminate” and thus a war crime.
United Nations investigators say that there are reasonable grounds to conclude that two U.S. airstrikes on Iran school in February in which at least 178 civilians died, mostly school children, had been indiscriminate and amounted to war crimes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
U.S. Strike on Iranian School May Have Been War Crime, U.N. Report Says
Mistakes that led to the deaths of more than a hundred children “went beyond negligence,” investigators said. They also cited a separate strike the same day that killed a reported 22 civilians.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
According to the report, the US failure to update information in relation to the school in its targeting databases and to confirm the building was a military objective “went beyond mere negligence,” rendering it “indiscriminate” and thus a war crime.
Impeach Hegseth
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Impeach Hegseth
by Robert Black
Should clarify, I guess, that I don't especially mean to be talking about the question of criminal liability for individual soldiers.
The point is just that the law which is being violated by the Iran War is American domestic war powers stuff
The point is just that the law which is being violated by the Iran War is American domestic war powers stuff
September 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Should clarify, I guess, that I don't especially mean to be talking about the question of criminal liability for individual soldiers.
The point is just that the law which is being violated by the Iran War is American domestic war powers stuff
The point is just that the law which is being violated by the Iran War is American domestic war powers stuff
Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war. Support for Israelis drops to record low, down 20 points since 2023. www.foxnews.com/politics/fox... #FoxNews
Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war
A Fox News poll finds 70% of voters say Trump lacks a clear strategy for the Iran war, while 60% now call the military action the wrong decision.
www.foxnews.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war. Support for Israelis drops to record low, down 20 points since 2023. www.foxnews.com/politics/fox... #FoxNews
Reposted by Philip Nel
WASH POST: "More U.S. Troops Have Died Amid (Trump's Pointless) Iran War Than Pentagon Has Disclosed"
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
September 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
WASH POST: "More U.S. Troops Have Died Amid (Trump's Pointless) Iran War Than Pentagon Has Disclosed"
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by Scott Lucas
Senior UN official: US- #Israel War on #Iran cost Arab economies around $150 billion in its first month
Losses were equivalent to about 4% of the region’s GDP
#IranWar
Losses were equivalent to about 4% of the region’s GDP
#IranWar
UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 204 --- #SaudiArabia Claims #Houthi Drone Near #Mecca
#IranWar #Yemen
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#IranWar #Yemen
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UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 204 - Saudi Arabia Claims Houthi Drone Near Mecca - EA WorldView
Saudi Arabia warns the security of Mecca is a "red line", claiming that it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of the holy city.
eaworldview.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity
GENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports f…
www.dailymaverick.co.za
September 18, 2026 at 7:33 AM
UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
Specific decisions led to the bombing of the schoolgirls: "The Pentagon chief last year slashed offices that didn’t contribute to his goal of “lethality,” including the group that assists in limiting risk to civilians, known as the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence."
Hegseth gutted offices that would have probed Iran school strike
The number of Pentagon employees who focus on mitigating civilian casualties has dropped from 200 people to less than 40.
www.politico.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Specific decisions led to the bombing of the schoolgirls: "The Pentagon chief last year slashed offices that didn’t contribute to his goal of “lethality,” including the group that assists in limiting risk to civilians, known as the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence."