Trump administration denies reports that Iran captured US soldiers

"It has been reported to me that several American soldiers have been taken prisoner. But the Americans claim that they have been killed in action. Despite their futile efforts, the truth is not something they can hide for too long."

"The Iranian regime is doing everything it can to peddle lies and deceive. This is yet another clear example. The Iranian regime's claims of capturing American soldiers are yet another example of its lies and deceptions."

"At least six members of the US armed forces have been killed since the war began on February 28, after the US and Israel launched a joint attack. The administration of President Donald Trump dubbed the military campaign Operation Epic Fury."

Iran's National Security Council head Ali Larijani claimed via social media that the US has captured American soldiers since the outbreak of war, alleging the US is concealing these captures by reporting them as combat deaths. The US military quickly refuted these claims, with Navy Captain Tim Hawkins and CENTCOM officials characterizing them as lies and deceptions from the Iranian regime. At least six US armed forces members have been killed since the war began on February 28 following a joint US-Israel military campaign called Operation Epic Fury. Iranian reports indicate approximately 1,332 people have died in the conflict, including roughly 180 children killed in a school strike in Minab.

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