{
  "id": 8291268,
  "title": "US troop deaths in Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four, Washington Post reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/us-troop-deaths-in-iran-war-exceed-pentagon-count-by-at-least-four-8291268",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-troop-deaths-iran-war-exceed-pentagon-count-least-four-washington-post-reports"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sept 18 (Reuters) - More US troops have died during the war with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing six US officials familiar with theDefense Department's internal casualty accounting data. There have been at least 22 military fatalities, four more than the data available on the Pentagon's public database, the newspaper cited five of the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US troop deaths in Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four, Washington Post reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/us-troop-deaths-in-iran-war-exceed-pentagon-count-by-at-least-four",
        "published": "2026-09-18T19:02:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Iran war US casualties: Why Pentagon tally shows 18 while officials cite 22-23",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/iran-war-us-casualties-why-pentagon-tally-shows-18-while-officials",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:35:07.000Z"
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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."
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