Quiet change to Pentagon website adds 142 wounded US service members to Iran war casualty count

The Pentagon has updated its public casualty database after quietly revising its reported losses from the Iran conflict, according to Times Kuwait. The change replaced Operation Epic Fury with a broader category titled "Overseas Operations" to track U.S. military casualties, The Jerusalem Post reports. Four U.S. troops killed during an Iran ceasefire were listed as "Overseas Operations Casualties" and separately from 14 additional Epic Fury casualties that occurred since February 28, according to The Jerusalem Post. The New York Times reported that the change in the accounting system led to a revision of official statistics, with the number of wounded after July 7 increasing by 142 people and data on four dead returning to the summaries, as cited by RBC. A combined reading of updated Pentagon casualty data shows 18 U.S. military deaths and 624 wounded since the war with Iran began on February 28, Khaama Press reports.

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