U.S. Casualties in Iran War Rise as Military Strikes Begin Again ^39.1%

The Intercept - By Nick Turse - 5/26/2026, 6:40 PM

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The number of U.S. casualties in the Iran war ticked higher on Tuesday, hours after American military forces conducted what U.S. Central Command called “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran. Official Pentagon statistics put the current casualty toll at 423, an increase of three wounded from the War Department’s last official tally... more