Washington, July 24 -- The US Department of War has revised the official American combat casualty count from the conflict with Iran downward from 18 to 14, removing four service personnel who were killed in recent military engagements over the weekend.

The revision was carried out following an update to the Pentagon's official casualty database on Thursday, according to a report by The New York Times.

Reporting on the development, the newspaper, citing three military officials, stated that the four troops were omitted from the official combat tally as their deaths occurred after US President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire with Iran in April.

The service members excluded from the official toll include 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Sgt....