Iran-US war latest: Over 770 US service members killed or injured since conflict began, new data shows
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Iran-US war latest: Over 770 US service members killed or injured since conflict began, new data shows
At least 18 deaths are included in the statistics
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Over 750 members of the US military have been injured since the Iran war began, according to data published the department of defence’s website.
More than 50 soldiers were added to the Pentagon’s casualty database on Wednesday, bringing the total figures to 757 injured and 18 killed.
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Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that it would only bring “further defeat” to the US and said the leader was using it as a “diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt and surging interest costs.”
Trump had warned in a Truth Social post on Wednesday: “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.”
“This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY, and we need all of our Allies to stand with the United States of America to isolate, and defeat, the Iran threat.”
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Around 374 million barrels transited through the Gulf amounting to around 6.1 million barrels per day, according to a briefing published on Wednesday.
Before the MoU was signed this was around 2.3 million barrels. But despite the halting progress through the agreement period, numbers have not reached the heights of 15 million barrels a day prior to the conflict.
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Over 750 US service members wounded since start of Iran war
Over 750 members of the US military have been injured since the Iran war began, according to data published the department of defence’s website and analysed by CNN.
More than 50 soldiers were added to the Pentagon’s casualty database on Wednesday.
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“We remain committed to extending all possible assistance to the injured sailors and the bereaved families.”
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Comment by kermit68.
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Comment by EagleEye.
Ah so the figures of American dead and injured are starting to increase. Apparently the figures for those killed are only those that died 'on the spot' and exclude those mortally wounded that died later in hospitals.
It will probably be years, and a change of US government, before the real figures are released but I'm not holding much optimism they ever will be.
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subscriberComment by Klingsor2.
subscriberThe American people aren't being told the full extent of the losses. And what are the epitaphs for the victims? "He/she died for Israel."
Add their names to the lists of aid-workers, doctors and journalists. Then add that to the list of Palestinians, with many bodies still to be found under rubble. And then to that of those died of health issues caused by food and medicine shortages.
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