More than 100 US military personnel have been wounded in the war with Iran, the Pentagon reveals
The Pentagon assures that the deaths of US military personnel, as well as the dozens injured as a result of Iranian drone attacks, are minimal
The Pentagon announced that nearly 140 members of the US military have been wounded in the armed conflict waged against Iran since Saturday, February 28.
However, this information was kept secret for several days until pressure from some news outlets forced the government to reveal concrete data through a statement issued by Sean Parnell, Pentagon spokesman.
“Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 140 U.S. service members have been wounded during 10 days of sustained attacks.
The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty.
Eight service members remain critically wounded and are receiving the highest level of medical care,” he stated.
For her part, Karoline Leavitt, White House spokeswoman, noted in a press conference that the U.S. military operation is progressing better than expected.
“The initial timeframe of the president and the U.S. military was between four and six weeks to achieve all the objectives of Operation Epic Fury.
President Trump will determine when Iran is in a position of unconditional surrender,when it no longer poses a credible and direct threat to the United States and our allies,” he emphasized.