Tehran, Oct. 8 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday, October 8, said the actual casualties of American soldiers and US military equipment losses are far higher than what is being disclosed.

"In May, the Congressional Research Service admitted that Iran's Armed Forces had taken out 42 US military aircraft. Now: 81," he wrote on social media. "Real toll is far higher."

Questioning the US military's assessment, Araghchi said, "Proof? CENTCOM won't let a sitting Senator inspect bases it claims are fine. You can fool all the people some of the time."

What the Congressional Research Service report says

The report published by the Congressional Research Service was updated on October 5 and lists 81 fixed-wing or rotary-wing ...