10.10.2026 23:52
The Pentagon, acknowledging that the number of American soldiers killed in operations against Iran was higher than previously disclosed, raised the official figure to 21. With the soldier who died in a training accident unrelated to the operations, the total losses in the Middle East since February 28 have reached 22, and the number of wounded has reached 865. The Pentagon's statement came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously denied claims that casualties were being concealed.
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) acknowledged that the number of American troops killed in attacks against Iran was higher than reported and raised the official figure to 21.
THEIR IDENTITIES ARE ALSO KNOWN
After an update to the Pentagon's official database, the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS), the US media reported that the other 2 people killed were 46-year-old Army National Guard member Major Sorffly Davius, who died in Kuwait on March 6, and a Navy member who died by suicide in September.
The Pentagon also confirmed that another service member died in a training accident that was stated not to be connected to ongoing operations against Iran. It was learned that 26-year-old Sergeant Devin A. Seibel died in a training accident in Iraq in May.
With this service member's death, the number of troops killed in the Middle East since February 28, when operations against Iran began, reached 22, while according to current data in DCAS, the number of wounded troops was recorded as 865.
In its statement, the Pentagon said it "continues to maintain its commitment to transparently and accurately recording the losses of all military personnel."
HEGSETH HAD DENIED THE CLAIMS
The Washington Post, based on information it received last month from 6 US officials, had alleged that the number of troops lost was higher than the Pentagon reported in its official, publicly available database DCAS.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said at the time in a social media post that this news was "completely false."