War in Iran: Hegseth Takes on the Washington Post After Its Report on American Soldiers Killed

Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, dismissed the Washington Post's claims of underreporting American military casualties in Iran, which cites at least 22 deaths compared to 18 in official data. Hegseth criticized the use of anonymous sources and labeled the newspaper's information as 'completely fabricated' and 'lies.' He stated that concealing combat deaths would be incompatible with the functioning of the U.S. military.