US-Iran conflict continues, US military casualties exceed 750

(Central News Agency, Washington, 19th, Comprehensive Foreign News Report) According to the war casualty database of the U.S. Department of War, since the start of the Iran War, the number of U.S. military casualties has exceeded 750. CNN has reported that throughout the US-Iran conflict, the Pentagon has been slow to disclose casualty figures.

The Pentagon updated its database today, adding that more than 50 additional officers and soldiers were injured. At the same time, negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the conflict remain deadlocked.

If the statistics of "Overseas Operations" and "Operation Epic Fury" from The Defense Casualty Analysis System are combined, 18 officers and soldiers have been killed and 757 injured since the United States launched war against Iran on February 28.

The Pentagon last month added an "overseas operations" category to the Defense Casualty Analysis System to record the number of service members killed and wounded "since July 7." The Pentagon has not provided further details or specified which conflict the casualties occurred. However, July 7 happened to be the day when President Trump’s administration notified Congress in accordance with the War Powers Act that a new round of conflict between the United States and Iran had begun.

As Iran continues to launch attacks, the number of killed and injured in the Defense Casualty Analysis System has not increased but decreased, causing the Pentagon to be questioned by the media and members of Congress in recent weeks, and then updated the data today. Last month, the total fell short of the record by four killed and dozens wounded before the count was resumed.

The Pentagon posted on social media at the time that the decrease was due to a "temporary data outage."

CNN previously reported that throughout the U.S.-Iran conflict, the Pentagon has been slow to announce the number of U.S. military casualties, with officials attributing this to security needs.