The Pentagon reports only 14 US military deaths during the war against Iran
After four months of war against Iran, the US military only records the death of 14 soldiers and 400 wounded
According to a report released by the Pentagon, since February 28, when President Donald Trump declared war on Iran, only 14 US military personnel have lost their lives as a result of the war.
The Navy's most recent casualty was Commander Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, who disappeared on July 1 while conducting a flight over the Arabian Sea.
Apparently, the American soldier was forced to make an emergency landing due to a failure detected in the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter he was crewing.
From that moment on, an operation of more than 100 hours of search and rescue was organized in an area of more than 14,000 square miles.
Although three crew members who were also traveling in the helicopter were rescued, the indicated soldier remains missing and, since July 5, the tracking work was completed, assuming that he lost his life.
In a breakdown, the United States Central Command (Centcom) indicates that six of its soldiers died in an attack carried out with Iranian drones on a command center in Kuwait.
Another half-dozen US military personnel lost their lives during a KC-135 tanker crash in Iraq; while one more died after being injured in an attack while he was stationed in Saudi Arabia.
As it is not an operation that has so far involved the ground entry of troops into Iranian territory, the Centcom offensive has been limited to carrying out bombings at points considered work areas of the rival militia.
Despite this, 400 US soldiers are reported injured during the four months of the war in the Middle East between bombings and temporary ceasefire periods.
As the war has dragged on, the possibility is gaining strength that, given the reluctance of the Tehran government to sign an agreement that guarantees definitive renunciation of its nuclear program and the permanent opening of the Strait of Hormuz to navigation, a second phase of the conflict would practically make it mandatory to launch a land operation where the number of casualties for both nations would most likely be greater.