Khaberni - The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) acknowledged that about 140 American soldiers have been wounded since the beginning of military operations against Iran on February 28, after Reuters published a casualty report.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell explained that most of the injuries were minor, and that 108 of the injured soldiers have already returned to service, while 8 soldiers suffer from severe injuries and are receiving the highest levels of medical care, he said.
Two informed sources confirmed to Reuters that up to 150 American soldiers have been injured since the war on Iran began 11 days ago, in a toll that had not been previously announced.
The Pentagon had earlier announced only 8 severe injuries among U.S. forces, while the nature of the injuries sustained by the soldiers, whether they include traumatic brain injuries caused by explosions, has not yet been clarified.
This new data is the first disclosure of the total number of injuries suffered by U.S. forces, following a series of missile attacks and retaliatory drone strikes by Iran, which also resulted in the deaths of 8 U.S. soldiers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
These injuries occur amidst strikes conducted by Iranian forces, targeting military bases, diplomatic facilities, hotels, and airports in Gulf countries.
In contrast, the Pentagon says that the pace of Iranian attacks has significantly decreased since the beginning of the war, with U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian weapon depots and missile launch platforms.
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Kin said, "Iranian forces are fighting fiercely," but he noted that they "are not more dangerous than what U.S. military plans had anticipated."
