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BumRushDaShow

(168,959 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:06 PM 10 hrs ago

200 US troops wounded since Iran war started: Centcom

Source: The Hill

03/16/26 5:31 PM ET


The Pentagon said Monday approximately 200 U.S. service members have been wounded since the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran broke out. The “vast majority” of these injuries have been “minor” and over 180 troops have returned to duty, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) spokesperson, U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, told The Hill in a statement.

The updated injury tally comes as the U.S. military has continued to strike Iranian drone storage facilities, missile launchers and military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, departure point for about 90 percent of the country’s oil exports.

Iran has continued to retaliate by firing one-way attack drones and ballistic missiles at Israel, the U.S. outposts in the region and civilian targets in Gulf countries.

Last Tuesday, the Pentagon said that around 140 U.S. service members had been injured since the conflict broke out and that 108 had returned to duty. Pentagon top spokesperson Sean Parnell said at the time that eight service members were severely injured.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5786737-us-service-members-wounded-iran/

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200 US troops wounded since Iran war started: Centcom (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP
What is this "approximately" shit, and displacedvermoter 10 hrs ago #1
I'm losing confidence in our military strength, like I've never felt before. Are we as pathetic as Russia now? ffr 9 hrs ago #2
no story--and video does not play .......... riversedge 3 hrs ago #3

displacedvermoter

(4,303 posts)
1. What is this "approximately" shit, and
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:38 PM
10 hrs ago

"vast majority"? Someone at the Pentagon needs to be accounting for each and every one of their troops who are killed, wounded or captured. Most fundamental of their God Damn duties, along with feeding and equipping the troops, and training them.

Pitiful...

ffr

(23,375 posts)
2. I'm losing confidence in our military strength, like I've never felt before. Are we as pathetic as Russia now?
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 08:02 PM
9 hrs ago

Just an imperial force pirating other nations in the world? We're pathetic and our president looks like a pathetic delusional fool.

Sad times that are only going to get worse, I fear.

riversedge

(80,598 posts)
3. no story--and video does not play ..........
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:16 AM
3 hrs ago

About 200 U.S. troops wounded since the start of the Iran war
President Trump said he has demanded that about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as Iranian strikes on Gulf countries continued Monday.

By NBC Staff • Published March 16, 2026 • Updated 56 minutes ago

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/iran-us-israel-middle-east-conflict-march-16-2026/4052421/

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