28 days ago · United States
US defence secretary calls Washington Post report on US troop deaths a ‘lie’
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 18 Sept 2026, 22:28 UTC. The headline in use is “US defence secretary calls Washington Post report on US troop deaths a ‘lie’”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
We earlier reported that more US troops have died during the US-Israeli war with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, according to a report by the Washington Post, citing six anonymous US officials. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth denied the report on the underreporting of US service member deaths…
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- First reported by Middle East Eye
US defence secretary calls Washington Post report on US troop deaths a ‘lie’
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