US commerce secretary erroneously said no Americans have died in Iran war, Trump claims

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Former President Donald Trump accused US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of mistakenly claiming no Americans died in the Iran war, attributing his error to confusion with past US operations in Venezuela. The statement conflicts with official Pentagon counts of US casualties, intensifying scrutiny as the conflict persists.

President said Howard Lutnick had Venezuela operation on his mind when he was discussing Iran war on CNBC Donald Trump has claimed his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, erroneously stated that no Americans had been killed in the war with Iran because he was thinking about a previous US operation, in Venezuela. The claim, at odds with the Pentagon’s count of 18 US service members dead in the US-Israel war on Iran, sparked a swift backlash as Trump struggles to end the conflict after six month. Continue reading...