{"id":15348,"date":"2026-07-24T04:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15348"},"modified":"2026-07-24T04:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:41:01","slug":"new-bombshell-report-reveals-trump-admin-removed-us-troops-names-from-iran-casualty-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15348","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Bombshell Report Reveals Trump Admin Removed US Troops\u2019 Names From Iran Casualty List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5712248\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5712248\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5712248\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TRump-hegseth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5712248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Alex Brandon\/AP photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/strong> administration removed four American service members from the Pentagon&#8217;s public Iran war casualty count after determining they died following the president&#8217;s April <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/trump-appears-to-add-day-to-iran-ceasefire-amid-confusion-around-talks\/\">ceasefire declaration<\/a>, according to a bombshell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/23\/us\/politics\/iran-troop-deaths.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z1A.tEg0.Q-cw8cUlwBvw&amp;smid=url-share\">report<\/a> from <em>The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported Thursday that the Defense Department&#8217;s casualty website listed 18 U.S. service members killed in the conflict on Wednesday before the figure was reduced to 14 the following day. Three military officials told the <em>Times<\/em> that the change reflected a decision to exclude four troops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-wildly-claims-fallen-us-troops-said-very-strongly-we-cant-let-iran-have-a-nuclear-weapon\/\">killed over the weekend<\/a>\u00a0because their deaths occurred after Trump declared a ceasefire in April. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations.<\/p>\n<p>Pentagon acting press secretary <strong>Joel Valdez<\/strong> disputed that characterization, telling the <em>Times<\/em> the change stemmed from &#8220;temporary data disruptions&#8221; and &#8220;anomalies&#8221; affecting the website that he said would soon be corrected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe department attempted to explain the anomalies to <em>The New York Times<\/em> ahead of publication, but given their lack of knowledge in this area, they proceeded to write a non-story,\u201d Valdez told the outlet in an email, adding, \u201cWe remain committed to ensuring the utmost accuracy of all casualty reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report comes as the Pentagon has released relatively little information about the war since the ceasefire collapsed. According to the <em>Times<\/em>, citing several anonymous U.S. officials, the department also withheld information about three Iranian strikes in Jordan last week that left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/22\/world\/middleeast\/us-troops-iran-germany.html\">dozens of U.S. service members hurt<\/a> and damaged multiple helicopters.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Lt. Gen. <strong>Ben<\/strong> <strong>Hodges<\/strong>, who previously commanded U.S. Army forces in Europe, criticized the administration&#8217;s handling of casualty information.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The administration seems to have a real hard time being honest about what is going on \u2014 not just about casualties, but about the whole war in general,&#8221; Hodges told the <em>Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He added that downplaying troop deaths suggests &#8220;an unwillingness or inability to aggressively learn from mistakes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the revised casualty figures appearing on the Pentagon&#8217;s website, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WSMVTV\/videos\/president-trump-on-thursday-seemingly-downplayed-the-number-of-us-servicemembers\/2976922062642085\/\">continued citing<\/a> the higher total on Thursday, saying that while even one death &#8220;is too many,&#8221; &#8220;it&#8217;s 18.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/new-bombshell-report-reveals-trump-admin-removed-us-troops-names-from-iran-casualty-list\/\">NEW: Bombshell Report Reveals Trump Admin Removed US Troops\u2019 Names From Iran Casualty List<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Alex Brandon\/AP photo) President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration removed four American service members from the Pentagon&#8217;s public Iran war casualty count after determining they died following the president&#8217;s April ceasefire declaration, according to a bombshell report from The New York Times. 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