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Pentagon ties new casualty category to end of 'Operation Epic Fury'
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Pentagon has created a new category called "Overseas Operations" in its casualty system to account for U.S. troops killed and wounded in the recent fighting with Iran, as "Operation Epic Fury" has officially ended.
- Four soldiers killed and dozens wounded in the latest clashes have been removed from the official Iran war tally and placed under this new category, raising concerns about accurate casualty accounting.
- The total number of wounded U.S. troops from the conflict now stands at 642, combining figures from both Operation Epic Fury and the new Overseas Operations category.
- Recent hostilities included Iranian missile and drone strikes on U.S. bases in Jordan and Iraq, with ongoing tensions despite a previously agreed ceasefire and interim deal earlier this year.
- While Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared the operation concluded, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not confirm the war’s end during congressional testimony and provided ongoing cost estimates for the conflict.
