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  "id": 8326254,
  "title": "US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four, Washington Post reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/us-troop-deaths-during-iran-war-exceed-pentagon-count-by-at-least",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-troop-deaths-during-iran-war-exceed-pentagon-count-least-four-washington-post"
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  "summary": "Sept 18 (Reuters) - More US troops have died during the US-Israeli war with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Defense Secretary PeteHegseth denied the report. The Post, citing five unidentified officials, reported that there had been at least 22 military fatalities, four more than were listed in the data available on the Pentagon's public…",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "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",
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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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      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Report: Pentagon's public tally understated U.S. troop deaths in Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/report-pentagons-public-tally-understated-u-s-troop-deaths-in-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-09-18T23:01:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Is Pentagon hiding actual count of US troops killed in Iran war? Pete Hegseth calls WaPo report ‘a complete lie’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/is-pentagon-hiding-actual-count-of-us-troops-killed-in-iran-war-pete",
        "published": "2026-09-18T23:22:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "How much has Iran war cost US? Pentagon estimates US$43.6 billion so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/how-much-has-iran-war-cost-us-pentagon-estimates-us-43-6-billion-so",
        "published": "2026-09-19T01:14:08.000Z"
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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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