Pentagon Reduces Number Of Iran War Deaths Because 4 Happened During Ceasefire

Well, this is hideous… The Pentagon removed the names of 4 service members who died in Jordan from their official list of casualties bringing the total from 18 to 14.

Officials explain that this is because “their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April.” So…they don’t count???

The Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from their official list of casualties. They explain that this is because “their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April.”

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— Aric Toler (@AricToler) July 23, 2026

More from the New York Times:

Since the cease-fire collapsed, the Pentagon has provided little information about the American military strategy and has been slow to release information about troops’ injuries. The last major Pentagon briefing on the war was in early May.

The Pentagon withheld information about three Iranian strikes last week in Jordan that injured dozens of U.S. service members and damaged several helicopters, according to several U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters.

After an Iranian strike in Jordan on Friday killed three soldiers, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, Sean Parnell, acknowledged that the number of U.S. military casualties since July 7 had risen to nearly 100.

Mr. Trump has continued to refer to the higher number of U.S. troop deaths. In comments on Thursday, he compared the toll from other American wars to the war against Iran, saying that even one death “is too many, but it’s 18.”

Their names are 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, Sgt. Angel Rampersad, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales and Sgt. Michael Swinton.

Trump has been vocal on social media comparing the number of military casualties from the Iran war – “only 18” – to other long-term U.S. conflicts.

As you can see in the lead photo, Trump couldn’t even bow his head at the dignified transfer of the four fallen soldiers.

Read more at the Times.

4 young people just died in Trump’s illegal war, and he struck them from the death toll.

They’re fudging numbers because they got us into this war and don’t know how to get us out. More Americans will die because these guys care more about their ego than our troops’ safety. pic.twitter.com/MFRADH9TEi

— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) July 24, 2026