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‘Shameful’: Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war

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No press briefing has been held for months, as the defence department belatedly or inaccurately releases figures

The Pentagon is taking a “shameful approach” to releasing information about US casualties in the Iran war, Leon Panetta, a former defence secretary and CIA director, has told the Guardian.

The defence department has not held a press briefing for two-and-a-half months. Officials have faced accusations that they are engaged in a cover-up designed to hide the true cost of Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, fearing a public backlash before November’s midterm elections.

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