Trump administration denies reports that Iran captured US soldiers
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In March 2026, amidst ongoing conflict between the US and Iran, Iranian National Security Council head Ali Larijani claimed that Iran has captured US soldiers, contradicting US reports of combat deaths. Larijani made the claim on social media, alleging the US was concealing the captures. The US military swiftly denied these claims, with US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins and a CENTCOM spokesperson dismissing them as lies and deception. The conflict, dubbed "Operation Epic Fury" by the Trump administration, began on February 28th after a joint US-Israeli attack. Reports from Iran's Tasnim news agency estimate over 1,300 deaths in the war, including children killed in a school strike, which both the US and Iran blame on each other.
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