IRGC spokesman Hossein Makhabi stated Saturday evening that US data on the number of dead is a 'complete lie' and that the number of American dead after the violation of an agreement exceeds 200, according to Yair Goldblatt (security and Middle East) on X. The claim is unverified and follows a series of similar unsubstantiated IRGC statements about US casualties that US officials have previously denied.
IRGC spokesman Hossein Makhabi on Saturday evening claimed that the number of US dead after the violation of an agreement exceeds 200, calling American casualty figures a 'complete lie.' The statement was reported by Yair Goldblatt on X and is the latest in a series of unverified claims from the IRGC regarding US losses.
Hours earlier, Makhabi claimed that Iran had destroyed 28 American aircraft over 15 days of fighting, as The Zioneer reported earlier this evening. US officials have previously denied similar IRGC assertions, including claims of 21 attacks on US bases and the destruction of 85 US military targets, characterizing them as false.
The specific agreement referenced by Makhabi is not specified, and the casualty figures cannot be independently verified. The pattern of unsubstantiated claims from the IRGC continues amid the broader conflict.
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