Newspaper: The Number of American Deaths in the Iran War Exceeds Official Figures

Washington - Afaq News - The administration of President Donald Trump has received a new blow regarding the facts related to its military campaign against Iran. Following conflicting reports about the cost of the war and a shortage of weapons and ammunition, leaked information to the "Washington Post" indicates that the number of casualties among American soldiers who fell in the war exceeds what the Trump administration has announced.

In July, President Trump attended a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to receive the bodies of four soldiers who fell in Iranian attacks on two American bases in Jordan and Erbil.

These ceremonies were one of the few announced facts regarding the American casualties who lost their lives in the war in the Middle East, but information about the complete list announced to date is conflicting.

While the death toll listed in the government database known as the "Defense Casualty Analysis System" indicates 18 deaths alongside 820 injuries since the conflict began, five American officials familiar with internal Pentagon data revealed to the "Washington Post" that at least 22 soldiers have died in the conflict, while a sixth official indicated 23 fatalities.

The "Washington Post" reported from the latter source that the unreported deaths were not all directly related to the conflict in the Middle East, but included American personnel who were present in the region coinciding with the combat operations.

He also pointed out at the same time the death of three American contractors working in the Middle East since the outbreak of the war.

This toll is expected to increase pressure from voters opposing the military campaign against Iran on President Trump's administration, at a time when concerns are rising among lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties regarding the implications of the war on the armed forces, weapon stockpiles, and financial costs.