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What is US Central Command?
US Central Command, or CENTCOM, is one of the US military's combatant commands, responsible for operations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia. Their role is to oversee US military activities and provide official figures on incidents in their area, like the casualty numbers they reported, which directly contradict Iran's claims in the story.
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