The United States is again exchanging strikes with Iran, just days after the president appeared to reject plans to escalate.

The changes separated the casualty numbers into two separate web pages, potentially making it more difficult to tally the war’s full toll.

Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.

Our Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper explains how a lack of transparency reflects a tension between the Pentagon’s claims of operational security and the American public’s right to know what the military is doing in Iran.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spoken about a range of issues in recent days — from testosterone to leak investigations — but he has said little about the war.