Article Summary

The article reports that the Pentagon has changed how it counts U.S. military casualties in the Iran conflict, moving recent deaths and injuries to a new 'Overseas Operations' category, which a government official says is meant to hide the true number. It combines data from different sources to show the total casualties are much higher than officially reported and points to a lack of transparency from the Pentagon. The piece suggests the change in reporting may be intentional to downplay the human cost of the conflict.