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Trump appears to downplay Iran war deaths, comparing them to other conflicts

Trump compares Iran deaths to Vietnam, Afghanistan totals

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President Donald Trump is comparing the death toll from the war in Iran to several past wars in what appears to be an attempt to downplay the rising number of fatalities.

Via posts on his social media platform, Trump displayed the number of fatalities in Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam and Korea -- multi-year conflicts that cost thousands of American lives -- alongside statistics from the Iran war, a four-month conflict in which 18 Americans have been killed.

He added a chart to a second post, writing, "These are the real facts."

Army carry team move the flag-draped transfer case holding the remains of Army Staff Sgt.

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