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The United States Department of Defense reportedly did not share updated data regarding the number of U.S. soldiers killed and injured in the war between the United States and Iran, and that the losses were incompletely reflected to the public.
According to a report by the U.S.-based investigative journalism platform The Intercept, based on sources and its own analysis, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) allegedly shared low and outdated figures regarding military casualty data in the war that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and did not provide detailed information about the losses.
In a statement on March 30, CENTCOM spokesman Tim Hawkins said that “approximately 303 US soldiers have been injured since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury,” but the report claimed that this number did not include 15 soldiers injured in the attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on March 27.
An unnamed Pentagon official also claimed that the department was trying to hide the information from the public by incompletely presenting the data and that the figures were intended to be “covered up” by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House officials.
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Regional tensions have escalated since the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, which has killed more than 1,340 people to date, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets.
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