Donald Trump Lowers Official U.S. Death Toll for Epic Fury

Donald Trump revised the official death toll of U.S. service members killed during the Middle East operation known as Epic Fury, reducing the number from 18 to 14. The administration justifies this change by claiming that the four excluded deaths occurred after a ceasefire had already ended the operation.

Critics and veterans have challenged this decision, arguing that Iran had not actually ceased hostilities when those deaths occurred. Opponents characterize the move as a unilateral attempt to minimize the scale of the conflict, which Trump has recently described as a "skirmish."

Veterans' groups have accused the president of misrepresenting military casualties and dishonoring the deceased by manipulating the official record of the operation.