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Intercept Report Reignites Accusation of Pentagon Cover Up of Middle East Troop Casualties
The report says official figures omit contractors and some shipboard injuries, putting total U.S. casualties at more than 13,600.
- A report by The Intercept released Wednesday alleged that U.S. Central Command is undercounting Iran War casualties, characterizing discrepancies as a "casualty cover-up" involving outdated and incomplete figures.
- CENTCOM's figures notably excluded at least 15 troops wounded Friday in an attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, where Iran fired six ballistic missiles and 29 drones.
- While CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins cited approximately 303 wounded in Operation Epic Fury, total casualties include 13 deaths and over 300 injured overall, figures analysts warn significantly undercount the conflict's scope.
- Criticism from figures like Megyn Kelly, who accused the administration of hiding the "full extent of the deaths," has intensified scrutiny as the White House faces a mounting credibility fight regarding the war.
- Retired Gen. Joseph Votel, former CENTCOM head, warned that failing to harden infrastructure forced troops into civilian hotels, which turns civilian infrastructure into military targets and potentially handcuffs future operations.
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‘13 dead or 600+?’: Trump faces Iran’s explosive casualty claim as Op. Epic Fury numbers spark doubt
A fierce war of narratives is unfolding alongside the battlefield. U.S. President Donald Trump says 13 American soldiers have been killed in Operation Epic Fury, honoring them as the official casualties of the conflict so far. But Iran is pushing back with dramatically different claims.
"We don't believe we don't even know the total spread of deaths. And we don't think we know exactly how all these planes have disappeared, we tell the whole story," said Megyn Kelly, former moderate Fox News, a critic of the Iranian war, quoted by the American Daily Beast website.
Pentagon accused of orchestrating 'cover-up' of Middle East casualties
The Trump administration is wildly undercounting the casualties in the Iran war, alleged a new report by The Intercept on Wednesday."At least 15 U.S. troops were wounded Friday in an Iranian attack on a Saudi air base that hosts American troops, according to two government officials who spoke with T...
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