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Lutnick apologizes for saying no Americans have died in Iran war
Lutnick said he misspoke and apologized to families after acknowledging 18 U.S. service members have been killed in the conflict.
- On Thursday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apologized for falsely claiming no Americans died in the Iran war, a mistake President Donald Trump publicly corrected on Truth Social by noting "18 people were killed in Iran!"
- Lutnick made the claim during a Wednesday CNBC interview defending the conflict as an economic strategy, but the Pentagon casualty database contradicts him, listing 18 service members killed and 757 wounded since the war began.
- Military data shows 776 total casualties, including 18 deaths and 757 wounded; according to The Intercept, 345 of those casualties occurred since a second ceasefire collapsed on July 7.
- In a Thursday post, Lutnick said he "misspoke" and confused the Iran war with a Venezuelan operation, writing to families that "my heart breaks and I am so very sorry for their loss."
- The war is now in its sixth month, and polls show 83% expect fighting to continue while support for the conflict in Iran has fallen to 31 percent, its lowest level since early fighting.
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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apologized after misreporting the number of US service members killed in the Iran war. He acknowledged that 18 US service members died in Iran. This statement comes at a time when the administration is already facing questions about the figures of US service members killed and wounded in the Iran war.
Howard Lutnick apologizes for false claim on Iran war deaths | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick apologized today for stating that no Americans had died in the Iran war, acknowledging that 18 service members have been killed and he was thinking about Venezuela when he made the mistaken statement.
·Honolulu, United States
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