US military accused of censoring war casualties as Iran vows resistance

The spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters of Iran Ebrahim Zolfaqari has accused the United States military of hiding the true number of American soldiers killed and wounded in its ongoing operations against Iran, Tasnim reports.

Speaking during a briefing, Zolfaqari alleged that “due to your misguided policies, American soldiers are dying daily in a war you unleashed, drowning in their own blood, while you avoid providing the real statistics of the killed and wounded to the American people and their families, rigorously censoring news about the conflict.”

He further warned that if the US military were to release accurate casualty data, it could trigger a breakdown of morale within the armed forces and prompt defiance among soldiers, as well as “resolute resistance from your own citizens in America, who will not allow you to send their children to die.”

Zolfaqari also directed sharp criticism at political leaders, singling out President Donald Trump. “Politicians! Especially [Donald] Trump, the reckless president of America! You will not succeed in this war and your aggression against powerful Iran through media spectacle,” he said.

By Vafa Guliyeva