- Pentagon’s count leaves out some deaths in Middle East during Iran war The Hill
- More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly washingtonpost.com
- US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four, Washington Post reports Reuters
- Report: US Military Deaths In Middle East Exceed Pentagon’s Public Tally i24NEWS
- Hegseth denies report on uncounted U.S. troop deaths Honolulu Star-Advertiser
