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Pentagon Updates Iran War Toll to 21 Dead, 865 Wounded After Months of Discrepancy
The Pentagon officially raised the U.S. death toll in the Iran conflict to 21, adding two noncombat deaths to its public database. This update follows months of controversy after The Washington Post reported that internal figures exceeded public counts. While the administration previously dismissed such reports as false, the new figures include a March suicide and a September incident, bringing the total wounded to 865. Critics argue the delayed transparency obscures the true human cost of the war.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Admiral Aleksandr Moiseev as the new commander of the Russian navy in response to Ukraine's successful attacks on the Black Sea fleet in occupied Crimea. The attacks have destroyed a quarter of the fleet's ships and forced many to relocate to the mainland. Moiseev, a former commander of the Crimean Black Sea fleet, faces the challenging task of countering Ukrainian assaults. Meanwhile, Russia plans to protect oil refineries from Ukrainian drone attacks and evacuate regions near Ukraine. Western officials are boosting military support for Ukraine, with the EU announcing a €5bn weapons package and Germany pledging an additional €500m, while Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, urges Western leaders not to recognize Putin as a legitimate leader after a rigged presidential election.