{
  "id": 5344403,
  "title": "Number of Iranian military personnel reported killed by US strikes this week rises to 13",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/number-of-iranian-military-personnel-reported-killed-by-us-strikes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:34:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-907510"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US strikes on Iran this week have resulted in the deaths of 13 military personnel, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency. The toll includes six regular military members, three Basij paramilitaries, and four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. The strikes, the most extensive in weeks, targeted southern Iran, Lavan Island in the Gulf, and western Iran. Iran's health ministry reported 18 civilian deaths between August 30 and September 2, highlighting the civilian toll of the ongoing conflict. The US has reported 18 military personnel killed and over 750 wounded in the war.",
  "summary": "The US strikes on Tuesday were the most extensive in weeks. In the latest report on military deaths, Tasnim said six members of the regular military had been killed in southern Iran.",
  "key_points": [
    "13 Iranian military personnel killed in US strikes",
    "Six regular military members, three Basij killed",
    "18 civilian deaths reported by Iran's health ministry"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Three Iranian military pilots killed in US strike this week: Tasnim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/three-iranian-military-pilots-killed-in-us-strike-this-week-tasnim",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:35:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Number of Iranian military personnel reported killed by US strikes this week rises to 13",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/number-of-iranian-military-personnel-reported-killed-by-us-strikes-5351846",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:46:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}