What was said
In a "60 Minutes" interview recorded on 6 November and aired on 8 November 2026, Trump said of the Iran war: "in the last six months, five months, six months, we haven't lost one soldier." He made similar remarks to reporters in Palm Beach on 8 November and on "The Hugh Hewitt Show".
Claimed by Donald Trump, President of the United States · news report
Our verdict
US government casualty data and news reports record US military deaths in the Iran war during July 2026, inside the five to six month window Trump described. The Defense Casualty Analysis System lists a death in the Arabian Sea in July under Operation Epic Fury, and The Washington Post reported that several service members died in July, including in an attack on an air base in Jordan. The claim is therefore false.
The facts
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The Defense Casualty Analysis System lists 15 deaths under Operation Epic Fury: 14 in March in Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and one in the Arabian Sea in July 2026, according to Snopes' review of the data.
Snopes: Did Trump say 'nobody has died' in Iran war? Here's the full story - 2
The Washington Post reported on 13 November 2026 that in July three soldiers died in an enemy attack on an air base in Jordan, another died at an air base in Iraq and a Navy captain died during an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.
The Washington Post: Trump falsely claims 'nobody's been killed' in Iran war 'in the last five months' - 3
In the same interview Trump said 18 people had been killed in seven months, a figure he said included Venezuela, according to the CBS transcript quoted by Snopes.
Snopes: Did Trump say 'nobody has died' in Iran war? Here's the full story
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