US Military Injuries Reach 624 in Iran Conflict After Trump‑Ordered Strikes

At least 624 U.S. military service members have been wounded since President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to the latest Pentagon update on 25 July.

The count breaks down into 417 infections linked to Operation Epic Fury and 207 tied to “Overseas Operations.”

A ceasefire was agreed to in April and a memorandum of understanding signed in June, but cross‑border attacks continued throughout the conflict.

During last week the Pentagon revised its casualty figures, shifting four fatalities from Epic Fury to the Overseas Operations list, a move that critics say undermines transparency.

Lt Gen Ben Hodges, who commanded U.S. forces in Europe when Trump took office, said the administration struggles to be honest about the war and its casualty reporting.

Republican congressman Thomas Massie called the division into categories an “absurd ruse” in a post on X.

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell called the shifting figures “temporary data disruptions” and said the anomalies are being resolved.

Trump announced on Truth Social that the “Iran Military Conflict” had claimed 18 lives. The Overseas Operations category appeared on the Pentagon site on Sunday and includes the four recent Army deaths, though it is unclear if all 207 injuries were war‑related.

Three U.S. soldiers died after Iranian missile strikes on a Jordanian base on 17 July and another during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone in Iraq.

Since mid‑July, the U.S. has attacked Iranian military infrastructure each night for thirteen consecutive nights while Iranian forces have fired on U.S. bases, yet a pause began on Friday, marking Sunday the third night of no attacks from either side.