Event Brief
US defence secretary calls Washington Post troop-death report a lie
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM ET
Summary: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected a Washington Post report saying more US troops have died during the US-Israeli war with Iran than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed. The report cited six anonymous US officials, and Hegseth called it a “lie.”
WHO: Pete Hegseth
WHAT: Calls a Washington Post report on US troop deaths a “lie.”
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: He was reacting to the Washington Post report claiming the Pentagon has disclosed fewer US troop deaths than occurred during the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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