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Pentagon Quietly Revises Death Count of US Troops in Iran War From 18 to 14

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The Trump administration quietly revised the US troop death count in the Iran war from 18 to 14 this week, seemingly removing the deaths of the four troops killed this past weekend. The New York Times reported that, on Wednesday, the Pentagon website that logs troop casualties said that 18 troops had been killed in total as a result of the war. However, on Thursday, four troops' deaths were removed, and the total deaths listed on the website decreased to 14. The DoD acting press secretary, Joel Valdez, said the change was due to 'temporary data disruptions' and would be swiftly fixed. But this wasn't the explanation given to the Times by three other military officials, who instead said that one reason for the change was that their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in April. This doesn't fully explain, though, why the death of a Navy pilot who died in a helicopter crash earlier this month is still included in the count. It is also a confusing explanation considering that it was Trump himself who declared the ceasefire over this month.