Commerce secretary Lutnick corrects false claim about American deaths in Iran conflict

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1 h agoOn television, Lutnick stated that Americans had not died fighting in Iran, a claim at odds with Pentagon records showing 18 service members killed. He later apologized, explaining he had been focused on Venezuela during the remarks.