Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War

Key Points:

• The Pentagon revised its casualty reporting method amid criticism for underreporting U.S. soldier deaths and injuries in the war with Iran, now listing recent casualties separately under "overseas operations casualties."
• Since July 7, the number of wounded U.S. service members has been updated to 207, an increase of 142 from previous Pentagon reports, with a total of 624 wounded since the war began on February 28.
• The Defense Casualty Analysis System reinstated the deaths of four soldiers killed last weekend, which had been previously removed from the official website but now appear in a separate, unexplained category.
• The total number of U.S. soldiers killed in the conflict remains at 18, while the Pentagon had earlier underreported injuries and not disclosed several Iranian strikes on bases hosting U.S. troops.
• Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell had previously claimed fewer than 100 U.S. troops were injured since July 7, a figure now contradicted by the updated casualty data.