The Pentagon has confirmed that nearly 100 U.S. service members have been injured during Iranian attacks over the past two weeks, following an escalation of hostilities between Washington and Tehran.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a post on X that almost 100 American troops had sustained injuries since July 7. According to Parnell, 96 percent of those injured have already returned to duty and are expected to resume operational activities.
He added that the overwhelming majority of the injuries involved mild traumatic brain injuries.
Injuries Follow Iranian Retaliatory Strikes
The announcement comes after Iran launched missile attacks against U.S. military bases in several Gulf countries in retaliation for American airstrikes targeting sites in southern Iran.
The latest figures were released shortly after The New York Times reported that the Pentagon had allegedly failed to publicly disclose dozens of injuries suffered by U.S. personnel during the conflict.
Before publishing the updated casualty figures, Parnell rejected the newspaper’s claims, describing them as “baseless and malicious.”
Tensions Remain High
The exchange of attacks follows the deaths of three American service members in earlier Iranian strikes, further intensifying tensions between the United States and Iran.
Washington has said its military operations are aimed at systematically degrading Iran’s naval and military capabilities around the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic maritime corridor through which a significant share of the world’s energy supplies passes.
U.S. officials maintain that the strikes are directed exclusively at military targets that they say have been used to threaten international shipping through the waterway.
The latest escalation has fueled growing concerns about the risk of a broader regional conflict in the Middle East.
