Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said “there will be more casualties” in the ongoing U.S. campaign against Iran, adding, “So far, seven U.S. troops have been killed in combat.” “The president was right to say there would be casualties. These things don’t happen without casualties,” Hegseth said in an interview aired on the 19th.
Source: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5774412-iran-us-casualties-continue/