On July 23, local time, the US Department of Defense updated the number of US military deaths during the US-Iran conflict, which was lowered from the previously announced 18 to 14. According to US media reports, the reason for this data reduction is a contradiction between the military's internal claims and the official explanation given by the Department of Defense — the acting press secretary of the US Department of Defense revealed to the “New York Times” that the data change was due to a “temporary data failure” on the official website; however, the “New York Times” also quoted 3 anonymous US military officials as reporting that the above changes were made because of the 4 US soldiers who died. The time of death was after US President Trump announced a temporary cease-fire between the US and Iran in April, so “it is no longer included in the US military death list in action against Iran.”

On July 23, local time, the US Department of Defense updated the number of US military deaths during the US-Iran conflict, which was lowered from the previously announced 18 to 14. According to US media reports, the reason for this data reduction is a contradiction between the military's internal claims and the official explanation given by the Department of Defense — the acting press secretary of the US Department of Defense revealed to the “New York Times” that the data change was due to a “temporary data failure” on the official website; however, the “New York Times” also quoted 3 anonymous US military officials as reporting that the above changes were made because of the 4 US soldiers who died. The time of death was after US President Trump announced a temporary cease-fire between the US and Iran in April, so “it is no longer included in the US military death list in action against Iran.”