Over 750 US troops injured since start of Iran conflict, Pentagon says
The Pentagon reports more than 750 US military personnel have been injured since the Iran conflict began, according to its latest casualty update.
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AIThe US Department of Defense has announced that the number of American military personnel injured since the start of the Iran conflict has surpassed 750, according to the latest update to the Pentagon's war casualty database.
The Pentagon released its most recent update to the database on Wednesday, recording more than 50 additional injured service members, while talks between Tehran and Washington to end the conflict remain stalled, according to CNN.
Last month, the Pentagon created a new overseas operations category in its casualty analysis system to track service members killed or wounded since July 7.
US President Donald Trump announced today the launch of what he described as "the most crushing economic actions ever imposed on any country" against Iran, warning that any nation allowing its financial institutions, companies, airports, or government agencies to provide "any kind of lifeline" to Tehran would face "massive economic consequences."