1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

The American people and the world have a right to know the true cost of the Iran war — not just in the taxpayer dollars spent and military resources destroyed, but also the human cost of wounded and dead U.S. personnel. But, as The Intercept’s reporting has repeatedly shown, the Pentagon’s official tallies have major anomalies, including a gross undercount one U.S. government official called a “casualty cover-up.” For six months, the Pentagon refused to admit that Major Sorffly Davius, a signals and communication officer with the New York Army National Guard, died in the war. They finally acknowledged it after The Intercept wrote 10 articles referencing Davius’s death and other missing casualties. Other discrepancies revealed by The Intercept have yet to be corrected or explained. More than 200 sailors treated for lacerations or smoke inhalation have never been listed in official statistics. In April, the official number of wounded-in-action troops declined by 15 without explanation. An Army death listed in late May was removed from the record in early June. Ten wounded troops added to the official record in July disappeared a few days later. Despite repeated questions for months, the Pentagon has not explained the additional disparities. It’s time for Congress to follow up on the admission about Davius and find out the truth about hundreds of other casualties missing from the official record. Out of respect for those who have lost their lives or been wounded in the conflict, Congress must investigate the true count of U.S. casualties in the Iran war.