US EditionAbout 140 US troops wounded in Iran war, 8 severely, Pentagon says
The Pentagon reports 108 of about 140 wounded U.S. troops in the Iran conflict have returned to duty while 8 remain severely injured after 10 days of strikes.
- Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on March 10 that about 140 U.S. service members were wounded over 10 days, with 108 returned to duty and eight severely injured.
- A barrage of retaliatory rocket and drone strikes from Iran produced many U.S. injuries and killed seven soldiers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
- Military briefings show U.S. forces struck over 5,000 targets deeper into Iran's military base, while ballistic missile attacks fell 90% and one-way drones 83%, with B-1 bombers launched from a British base.
- Brent crude spiked to nearly $120 on Monday as the International Energy Agency convened emergency talks, and the U.S. State Department authorized up to $40M for evacuation flights.
- Iranian officials say the war will not end soon and they will not negotiate, while U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes; polls show 53% of registered voters oppose military action.
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Some 140 US soldiers have been injured in counterattacks by Iran at US bases.
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About 140 US troops wounded in Iran war, 8 severely, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said Tuesday that about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of the war. It said the “vast majority” of the injuries were minor, with 108 service members having already returned to duty.
The Pentagon claims that the deaths of U.S. military personnel, as well as the dozens of injuries caused by Iranian drone attacks, are minimal.
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The Pentagon admits an increase in casualties in its ranks after 10 days of Iranian counteroffensive, while Tehran denounces Washington's information censorship of the actual impact of the war.
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