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cTrump administration can’t even be honest about the number of casualties from this war. More have been added to the total but we all know it’s probably even more than this. Pic & Videos ~ #checkthecommentsMore American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing conflict with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, according to six US officials familiar with internal War Department casualty accounting data who spoke exclusively to The Washington Post.Five of the officials stated that at least 22 military fatalities have occurred—four more than the 18 listed in the Pentagon’s official public database, the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS).A sixth official confirmed that 23 service members have died since February 28, when the Trump administration initiated combat operations in concert with 'Israel'.While not all undisclosed deaths were directly caused by combat, they involved personnel stationed in the region during active hostilities.The sixth official added that three US contractors based in the Middle East have also died since operations began.Officials speaking on condition of anonymity expressed frustration that the additional loss of life is not reflected in the Pentagon's public portal, which currently lists 14 deaths under Operation Epic Fury and four under Overseas Operations following a collapsed July ceasefire.The Pentagon declined to address questions regarding the accounting discrepancy.Exclusions and operational reclassifications spark transparency concernsProper casualty accounting directly impacts line-of-duty investigations, which determine survivor benefit eligibility for service members' families.Earlier this year, the administration faced scrutiny after temporarily excluding four fallen service members from the public database while reclassifying renewed hostilities as "Overseas Operations" instead of "Operation Epic Fury."The public database also excludes by name two service members who died during separate regional missions at bases subject to Iranian attacks:Sgt. Devin Seibel: Died May 31 in Irbil, Iraq, in a training accident under Operation Inherent Resolve; his name is absent from the DCAS Inherent Resolve list.Maj. Sorffly Davius: Died March 6 in Kuwait following an unspecified medical emergency under Operation Spartan Shield.#usmilitary #OperationEpicFury #iranwar #pentagon