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US reports 22 troops killed

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U.S. officials and insiders said at least 22 U.S. service members were killed in the Iran war, a toll higher than the Pentagon had publicly disclosed.

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I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children.

This is learned today:

Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...
September 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children.

This is learned today:

Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...
September 19, 2026 at 1:57 AM

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WaPo Exclusive:

More American service members have died during the Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly.

Five of the officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities — four more than what appears in the Pentagon's public database.
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 11:40 PM

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More US military personnel have reportedly died during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has shared publicly, the latest and most serious evidence of the Trump administration’s ongoing cover-up around disastrous military failures in that conflict.
What else is the Pentagon hiding from us?
Four more troops have died than Pete Hegseth's DOD has admitted, new reporting reveals.
www.motherjones.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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US officials say overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system was among the factors that contributed to a February missile strike in Iran that killed 123 children (Bloomberg)

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September 18, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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NEW: Reporting shows that the Trump administration is covering up the truth about the number of U.S. troops killed in Trump’s war.

It’s a betrayal of American service members and their families.
September 18, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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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 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
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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
September 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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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
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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...
September 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM

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WASH POST: "More U.S. Troops Have Died Amid (Trump's Pointless) Iran War Than Pentagon Has Disclosed"

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
September 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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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

Reposted by Andrew Rudalevige

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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.
September 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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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.
wapo.st
September 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM

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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

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol

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🚨 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
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Impeach Hegseth
September 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM