Trump Claims No Recent Deaths While Saying Iran War Is DelayedTrump’s False Death Claim Raises Questions About His War DecisionsTrump’s War Comments Draw Focus From His Effort to Protect U.S. Troops
President Donald Trump said on November 12 that no U.S. service members had been killed in the Iran war in five months, although Pentagon figures put the war’s death toll at 23. He also said he was prolonging the conflict at the request of Middle Eastern countries.Trump said on November 12 that no U.S. troops had died in five months of the Iran war, despite Pentagon figures showing 23 American service members killed. He also said he was dragging out the conflict at other countries’ request.Trump said on November 12 that he was extending the Iran war at the request of Middle Eastern countries, while asserting that no U.S. troops had died in five months. Pentagon figures show 23 American service-member deaths during the conflict.