On July 25, the Pentagon updated its Defense Casualty Analysis System, adding more than 140 wounded service members, creating a new casualty category labeled "Overseas Operations" for cases beginning July 7 and restoring four names that had been removed, bringing the database's combined total since Feb. 28 to 18 killed and 624 wounded.
The four service members whose names were restored are listed as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, Pfc. Isabella Gonzales and Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton.
The Pentagon's most recent update attributed 417 wounded to Operation Epic Fury and 207 wounded to Overseas Operations.
Officials revised the ledger by moving the four soldiers from Operation Epic Fury to Overseas Operations, which on the casualty system says it measures "casualties starting July 7th 2026," reducing Operation Epic Fury's reported death toll from 18 to 14 and leaving Overseas Operations with the four listed deaths.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell described the shifting figures as "temporary data disruptions." "These site anomalies are currently being resolved in coordination with the Military Services," he said.
The changes drew criticism. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said, "The administration seems to have a real hard time being honest about what is going on - not just about casualties, but about the whole war in general." Rep. Thomas Massie called splitting the conflict into categories an "absurd ruse."
The update followed strikes ordered by President Donald Trump in February, and came after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April and signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June, though attacks by both sides have continued, the BBC reported.
It is unclear whether all 207 personnel listed under Overseas Operations were wounded as a result of the Iran war, the BBC said.
On July 21, Trump posted on Truth Social that the "Iran Military Conflict" had claimed 18 lives.