Updated Defense Department figures put U.S. losses at 18 service members killed and 757 wounded as the nearly six-month conflict strains personnel, readiness and Pentagon resources.
WASHINGTON | More than 750 American service members have been wounded in the war with Iran, according to newly reported Pentagon casualty data, providing a clearer picture of the human cost of a conflict that has also consumed tens of billions of dollars in U.S. military resources.
The latest figures show 757 U.S. service members wounded and 18 killed since the conflict began on Feb. 28. Associated Press reporting based on Pentagon data says more than 580 of those wounded are Army soldiers, while the Defense Department and U.S. Central Command have released relatively few details about how individual troops were injured. Some of the reported injuries have involved traumatic brain injuries.
The growing personnel toll is unfolding alongside an increasingly expensive military campaign. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee in July that the direct costs associated with the war in Iran had reached approximately $37.5 billion. At that hearing, Pentagon leaders sought another $67.1 billion in supplemental defense funding, including money for the conflict, munitions, drones, and other military requirements.
