By Desire Emmanuel with Agency Reports
More than 140 US troops have been wounded in the Iran war, the Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday , March 10.
“The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty,” spokesman, Sean Parnell said Tuesday as reported by Daily Mail of UK.
Parnell said that eight of the injuries were considered severe. US Central Command defines ‘seriously wounded’ as troops facing imminent death or who may die from their injuries.
Seven US service members have been killed after Donald Trump launched strikes against Iran on February 28.
The human toll comes amid mounting concerns over the financial cost, the Pentagon having burned through $5.6 billion worth of munitions in the first two days of the war.
Gas prices have rocketed to an average of $3.5 per gallon from $2.9 before the war began, as oil prices hit levels not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Trump has said he is hoping for a swift end, as advisers privately urge him to look for an exit ramp.
“We’re way ahead of schedule,” Trump told reporters in Florida on Monday, adding he thought the war would be over ‘very soon.’
