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Trump administration denies reports that Iran captured US soldiers
Ali Larijani alleged US soldiers were captured since last week's war outbreak, but the US Central Command denied any prisoners and stated soldiers were killed in action.
- On Saturday, Ali Larijani, head of Iran's National Security Council, posted on the social media platform X that `It has been reported to me that several American soldiers have been taken prisoner`, alleging captures since the outbreak of war last week.
- Larijani framed the report as concealed by Washington on X, while other accounts say Americans have been killed in action since the outbreak of war last week.
- The US military quickly denied the claims with a statement online, and US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins said, `This is yet another clear example,` which US Central Command echoed to Al Jazeera Arabic.
- With differing accounts, reports say Americans were killed in action while Larijani claims captures, and the situation remains a developing news story.
- A US spokesman told Al Jazeera Arabic that the Iranian regime is `doing everything it can to peddle lies and deceive`, characterizing Larijani's claims as misleading.
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Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Lariyani, stated that several U.S. soldiers have been captured and accused Washington of lying about its casualties in the current conflict.
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Total News Sources36
Leaning Left4Leaning Right7Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 20%
C 45%
R 35%
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